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Friday, March 14, 2008

FRIDAY-14 MARCH 2008- NEW SABAH CABINET TODAY

New Sabah Cabinet today

KOTA KINABALU:

The new Sabah Cabinet will be sworn in before Yang diPertua Negeri Tun Ahmadshah Abdullah at Istana Negeri here today. The Chief Minister’s Department said in a statement that Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman would hold a news conference at his official residence, Sri Gaya, to announce the portfolios of the Cabinet Members after the ceremony at 3pm. At least three new faces-two from Umno and one from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are tipped to assume full Minister posts. Several new faces are also tipped to be appointed as Assistant Ministers, including Tanjong Batu Assemblywoman Datuk Hamisah Samat, Datuk Syed Abas Syed Ali (Balung), Datuk Ghulamhaidar Bahadar Khan (Kawang), Ahmad Bujang (Sindumin), Bolkiab Ismail (Pitas), Datuk Ramlee Mirhaban (Bugaya) Datuk Zakaria Edris (Gum Gum), Anita Baranting (Tandek) and Datuk Ellron Angin (Sook).