QuickCheck: Has Tengku Zafrul resigned as Finance Minister?

ACCORDING to a local Malay daily, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz has resigned.

Is this true?

Verdict:

FALSE

Tengku Zafrul denied that he had resigned from his position as Finance Minister.

The daily reported that Tengku Zafrul was alleged to have resigned after his absence in the Dewan Rakyat to table the Supplementary Supply Bill 2021 (2022).

It was linked to Tengku Zafrul's statement in an interview with local media previously saying that he was willing to resign from compromising on any decision involving his ministry that he thought was wrong, including allowing the special withdrawal of RM10,000 from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).

"There were a few personal emergencies that I had to deal with this morning, and this matter had already been brought up yesterday (March 16)."

Tengku Zafrul said he would give a written response to the questions posed to him in Parliament.

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