PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has arrived at Perdana Putra to attend the special Cabinet meeting today.
He arrived at the Perdana Putra compound at about 8 am and waved at the media personnel who had gathered there since 7am to follow the current development in the country.
According to Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali yesterday, a special Cabinet meeting will be held today, but he did not provide details on the agenda of the meeting.
Yesterday, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Special Functions) Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Yusof was reported to have said that Muhyiddin was expected to make a special announcement today.
Vehicles carrying Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali and Malaysian Armed Forces Chief General Tan Sri Affendi Buang were also seen entering the Perdana Putra building today.
Also seen were vehicles carrying Inspector -General of Police Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani and Attorney -General Tan Sri Idrus Harun.
Other vehicles carrying Cabinet ministers were seen entering the Perdana Putra compound one by one since 9.30 am.
Among those was the car carrying Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Also spotted were the vehicles carrying Senior Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein, Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and Senior Minister of Education Datuk Radzi Jidin.
Vehicles carrying Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin, Minister of Human Resources Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong were also seen entering the Perdana Putra compound.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Mon Aug 16 2021
A vehicle carrying Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was seen entering the compound of the Perdana Putra Building this morning. -BERNAMA
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