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Anwar: Cabinet meeting as usual, both DPMs present

Published on 13 Nov 2026 3:55:16 PM

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says today’s Cabinet meeting ran as usual, despite rising political temperatures in the Unity Government during the Melaka state election campaign.

He said election heat rises briefly, then subsides.

Both Deputy Prime Ministers attended; only Anthony Loke was absent after announcing his resignation as Transport Minister.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says today’s Cabinet meeting ran as usual, despite rising political temperatures in the Unity Government during the Melaka state election campaign.

He said election heat rises briefly, then subsides.

Both Deputy Prime Ministers attended; only Anthony Loke was absent after announcing his resignation as Transport Minister.

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