KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin granted an audience to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Wednesday (June 10) for a pre-Cabinet meeting at Istana Negara.

The face-to-face session, which lasted an hour and 15 minutes from 8.30am, was held as Malaysia embarked up a recovery movement control order (MCO) from Wednesday, Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said, according to Bernama.

Datuk Ahmad Fadil said it was the second face-to-face meeting between the King and Tan Sri Muhyiddin, who became premier just over three months ago. The first was on March 18 at Istana Melawati in Putrajaya.

The King and the Prime Minister had also held a meeting on April 15 via video conference while the country was under the third phase of the MCO.

At the time, King Abdullah, as well as the Queen, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, and the royal family, were advised to observe self-quarantine for 14 days after some palace staff tested positive for Covid-19.

"The subsequent sessions were also conducted through video conferencing, following the enforcement of the conditional MCO, with the last session through video conference held last week, on June 4, 2020," Mr Ahmad Fadil said in a statement.

The pre-Cabinet meeting was one of the King's weekly activities, during which he would discuss current issues and exchange views with the Prime Minister, Mr Ahmad Fadil said, reported Bernama.