HULU LANGAT – Several ministers who were on holiday overseas have cancelled their leave and returned home, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Without mentioning the names of the ministers involved, he said they are now undergoing self-quarantine.
“Two or three of them are back. They had made plans to travel abroad much earlier prior to the floods and before the directive (on leave cancellation) was issued.
“I don't want to mention names, but they have returned and I have advised them to self-quarantine first for safety reasons. By Monday or Tuesday, they will be out,” he said when asked by media about the matter after checking on post-flood relief work in Taman Sri Nanding and Kg Dusun Tua here today.
The prime minister also informed that he had also cancelled plans to perform his umrah, which was scheduled on January 1.
He added that some ministers who are abroad had cancelled their leave but could not return as there were no available flights.
Earlier, the prime minister issued a directive to ministers who are already on leave and overseas or planning to go on holiday to cancel their leave until the current flood situation is over.
Following this, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali announced that leaves for secretaries-general of all ministries and directors-general of departments and government agencies have been cancelled with immediate effect. – Bernama, December 26, 2021
