YAN: The new cabinet line-up will be announced within this week, after it is presented to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for His Majesty's consent, said Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
The newly-minted prime minister, after a visit to Kuala Muda in Yan, here, said a discussion on the formation of the cabinet was ongoing.
He added that while no opposition members would be appointed in the new cabinet, they will be included in the National Recovery Council and the Special Committee to Tackle Covid-19.
"Cooperation with them (the opposition) does not mean they will be in the cabinet, but they can play their role by channelling their ideas through the Special Committee on Covid-19 and the National Recovery Council," he said.
He also addressed rumours circulating about the cabinet line-up and urged peoplethe public not to believe them as they were all false.
"Do not believe them, there are so many names being brought up. Every day there's a new list. But it is also good because it can help me see them." he quipped.
On a suggestion that the deputy prime minister be someone from Sabah or Sarawak, Ismail Sabri said he was willing to consider it.