Over RM18mil spent for 64 official overseas trips this year, Armizan tells Parliament


Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. -Bernama filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of RM18.6mil has been spent by the government on official overseas visits by Cabinet members from January to April this year, says Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

In a written parliamentary reply to Mohd Nazri Abu Hassan (PN-Merbok) on Tuesday (May 23), the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department said there were 64 official visits abroad by ministers, which were all approved by the Cabinet.

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