Just two days after they were sworn in and at their first meeting on July 4, Malaysia's full 27-member Cabinet sought and gained an assurance that an advisory council led by long-time Mahathir Mohamad lieutenant Daim Zainuddin was merely tasked to make recommendations, and not decisions.
The assurance provided by Prime Minister Mahathir reflected growing concern - both in and out of the ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition - over the implicit power of the five-man Council of Eminent Persons (CEP), which has effected important personnel changes in government, officials told The Straits Times.
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