Report: Pak Lah to take leave from role as Petronas adviser

PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is expected to take leave from his role as adviser in Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) soon, The Malaysian Reserve reported.

It quoted Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad during an interview that the government had issued a notice of termination to Abdullah. “He has been given a notice that his term is (up) in the course of the restructuring. He will be dropped,” Dr Mahathir told The Malaysian Reserve.