{"id":6525,"date":"2020-10-26T14:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T06:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=6525"},"modified":"2020-10-26T14:00:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T06:00:52","slug":"muhyiddin-chairs-another-special-cabinet-meeting-in-putrajaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=6525","title":{"rendered":"Muhyiddin chairs another special Cabinet meeting in Putrajaya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PUTRAJAYA, Oct 26 &#8212; Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today chaired another special meeting with his Cabinet&nbsp;following the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri\u00e1yatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah\u2019s decree yesterday that there was no necessity to&nbsp;declare a state of emergency&nbsp;in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last time such a special meeting&nbsp;was held was last Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muhyiddin, who\u00a0arrived at Perdana Putra Complex at 9.20 am,\u00a0was believed to have met with PAS president\u00a0Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang and MIC president Tan Sri S A Vigneswaran before the special meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2672b8bf2b65f384cbcc8556dbaf2c3e5f9652f83f649-1024x567.jpg\" alt=\"special\" class=\"wp-image-6526\" width=\"502\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2672b8bf2b65f384cbcc8556dbaf2c3e5f9652f83f649-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2672b8bf2b65f384cbcc8556dbaf2c3e5f9652f83f649-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2672b8bf2b65f384cbcc8556dbaf2c3e5f9652f83f649-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2672b8bf2b65f384cbcc8556dbaf2c3e5f9652f83f649-181x100.jpg 181w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2672b8bf2b65f384cbcc8556dbaf2c3e5f9652f83f649-350x194.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2672b8bf2b65f384cbcc8556dbaf2c3e5f9652f83f649-800x443.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2672b8bf2b65f384cbcc8556dbaf2c3e5f9652f83f649.jpg 1077w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The vehicles carrying Abdul Hadi and&nbsp;Vigneswaran were seen entering the Perdana Putra area 10 minutes after Muhyiddin\u2019s arrival and left just as the special Cabinet meeting began at 11.30 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No information was obtained from the duo concerning the meeting as they did not stop their&nbsp;vehicles to speak to the reporters waiting at the entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, among the Cabinet ministers who attended the special meeting were Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin, Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, National Unity Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein and Education Minister Dr Radzi Jidin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also spotted was Attorney-General&nbsp;Tan Sri Idrus Harun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, Al-Sultan Abdullah in a statement issued by Istana Negara decreed that there was no necessity for a state of emergency&nbsp;to be declared in the country and that the people, regardless of their background and political ideology, should put aside their differences and quarrels so&nbsp;as to unite and play their role in helping the government and relevant authorities curb the spread of COVID-19 for everyone\u2019s safety and country\u2019s wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Muhyiddin, in a statement late last night, said that the Cabinet took note of the King\u2019s decree and would hold further discussions on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister also thanked His Majesty for the trust placed in his government and welcomed the advice so that the stability of the government is not jeopardised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the government would continue to give priority to protecting the people from the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Malay Rulers convened a special meeting which lasted almost three hours yesterday to study the proposals made by&nbsp;Muhyiddin and several Cabinet ministers during their audience with the King at Istana Abdul Aziz in Kuantan, Pahang, last Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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