PETALING JAYA: Regional balance and the need to focus on the less-developed east coast states was a prime consideration in the Prime Minister’s government line-up.
The east coast lacuna was filled by talented Terengganu and Kelantan politicians who were successful in the just-concluded general election. These two states had been under-represented in the Federal Government since the 1999 general election.
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