Malaysian PM Anwar sees no urgency to revamp Cabinet, says he’s still mulling over it
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The prime minister said he’s still thinking about it, repeating a statement he made on Sept 27.
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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he sees no pressing need to reshuffle his Cabinet, after local media said discussions for a change were intensifying.
“There is no urgency to do it as there’s only one empty spot and I have asked the deputies to watch the ministry,” Datuk Seri Anwar told reporters in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, when asked if he would rejig his Cabinet.
The prime minister said he is still thinking about it, repeating a statement he made on Sept 27.
The leadership post at the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living has been vacant after Minister Salahuddin Ayub’s death in July.
Another Cabinet minister, Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali, has taken over duties at the ministry, according to national news agency Bernama.
“There are issues with prices of certain goods such as rice and onions, and these are important. But we are handling it,” Mr Anwar said, adding that the ministry is doing fine.
Mr Anwar came to power in November last year after a hung Parliament, and named himself finance minister.
Talks about a Cabinet reshuffle comes weeks before he unveils on Oct 13 the 2024 spending plan that must reconcile the nation’s limited fiscal space with its ambitions to become a high-income nation within five years. BLOOMBERG
