PM cuts short leave to oversee emergency response


PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has cut short his year-end leave and will return home today to oversee the emergency response to the worsening flood situation.

The Prime Minister is expected to fly in directly from Hawaii to Kota Baru, where he will chair a meeting and be briefed by the National Security Council (NSC), the National Disaster Management and Relief Committee, the state government and emergency responders.

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