Rulers Arrive At Istana Negara For Special Meeting

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The vehicle carrying the Sultan of Johor entering the palace with a police escort at about noon. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: The Malay Rulers have begun arriving at Istana Negara ahead of the special meeting convened by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.
Bernama reported that state rulers began to arrive at the palace from 11am, with Regent of Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah the first to turn up.
He was followed by Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, who arrived at the palace around noon.
Today’s meeting, scheduled for 2.30pm, is regarded as special because it has been called by the King and comes weeks before the Emergency is scheduled to end on Aug 1.
The Regent of Pahang was the earliest to arrive for the meeting today. (Bernama pic)Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said this is only the second special meeting of the Rulers since Sultan Abdullah took the throne as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong in 2019, with the last meeting being in October last year to discuss a potential Emergency.
Fadil said the views of political leaders, who had audiences with the King over the past week, will be shared with his fellow rulers at this meeting.
Experts from a number of government agencies are also expected to present their views on matters pertaining to public health, safety, politics and the economy during the meeting.
The King had granted separate audiences to political party leaders over the last week, which saw the likes of Pejuang’s Dr Mahathir Mohamad, DAP’s Lim Guan Eng, Umno’s Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, PKR’s Anwar Ibrahim and others converge on the palace to discuss the pandemic and the needs of the people. - FMT

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