Time is money: New Finance Minister gets to work right after swearing-in ceremony


PUTRAJAYA: Newly-minted Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz was among the first to clock into office after being sworn in.

He arrived at the ministry at around 6.10pm still in his black baju melayu attire, fresh from the swearing-in ceremony before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at Istana Melawati on Tuesday (March 10).

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