Report of Dr M-Taib meeting sparks speculation about shift in S'wak

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (right) and Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud in a file pic of what would have been one of their first meetings in 1982.

KUCHING: Sarawak Barisan Nasional leaders are keeping mum over a supposed meeting between Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Sarawak governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud, sparking speculation about a possible partnership with the Pakatan Harapan government.

An online news portal, quoting an unnamed PBB source, reported that the meeting took place in Kuala Lumpur together with former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin.