No decision yet on Cabinet reshuffle - PM
PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he has not yet made a decision on a Cabinet reshuffle under his leadership as bandied about by some quarters. - BERNAMA
PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he has not yet made a decision on a Cabinet reshuffle under his leadership as bandied about by some quarters.
Anwar also clarified that his purpose in having an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara today was the usual pre-Cabinet meeting.
"Not yet (decision). Just now I have an audience with Tuanku to discuss tomorrow's Cabinet meeting.
"It is not related to changing Cabinet ministers. Tomorrow after the Cabinet meeting, I will be going to Sabah and later to Abu Dhabi," he said when met by reporters after the closing ceremony of Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2023 here today.
Earlier, an online news portal reported that the prime minister is expected to announce a Cabinet reshuffle after the Cabinet meeting tomorrow.
When asked about the current haze situation affecting several states, Anwar said Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad was instructed to coordinate with his counterparts in ASEAN including Indonesia to handle transboundary haze.
Today, Nik Nazmi confirmed that there have been no recent fires that can be linked to the current haze situation in the country, even though data from the Department of Environment and the Department of Meteorology showed burning sites abroad.
Cloud seeding operations in the country will also be carried out if the Air Pollution Index (IPU) reading exceeds 150 for a period of more than 24 hours,
As of 5pm, three areas recorded an unhealthy API level with Nilai, Negeri Sembilan continuing as the most affected area with an API reading of 155.
-- BERNAMA
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