Wednesday 9 April 2008

Cabinet meeting now on Friday

The Cabinet meetings usually held on Wednesdays will be moved to Fridays to enable ministers to be present at parliament sittings.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, who made the annoucement, said the change also had to do with the planned 30-minute live telecasts of Parliament proceedings from the end of this month.

"Before this, during question time (Q & A) deputy ministers or parliamentary secretaries answer for ministers because they (ministers) sometimes are unable to be present.

Bernama has the story here.

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