Citing sources, the report said that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is keeping his cards close to his chest, but might reshuffle the cabinet in order to "deliver promises" made during the general election.
Najib apparently had been toying with the idea for some time of conducting a reshuffle among the Umno ministers but the plan had been put off due to "unforeseen circumstances", the report said.
The reshuffle could involve changing portfolios with one or two ministers being replaced by new faces.
Previously, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein and Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz both denied that a reshuffle would take place.
However, there had been speculation that Najib might change his cabinet line-up at a time when he has come under severe scrutiny for the government's handling of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) controversy.
His own Cabinet members, including Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, have been critical of 1MDB.
1MDB accumulated RM42 billion of debt in just six years. Najib is its advisory board chairman.
- TMI
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