14 NEW MINISTERS: (March 27) Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled a Cabinet aimed at fulfilling the Barisan Nasional’s election pledges to provide better service to the people and ensure a peaceful and prosperous future. The announcement on Saturday saw the appointment of 14 new ministers as well as the creation of two new ministries (Natural Resources and Environment Ministry and Federal Territories Ministry). Two other ministries were merged, three split and five renamed, while one was abolished.