M'SIAN PM TO ANNOUNCE NEW CABINET LINE-UP THURSDAY

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak
will announce the new Cabinet line-up at 3pm Thursday, said a statement from the
Prime Minister's Office Wednesday.

It said Najib will have an audience with the King, Tuanku
Mizan Zainal Abidin, at 11am Thursday to seek His Majesty's consent on the
line-up.

The statement also said that the ministers and deputy ministers will take
their oaths of office, loyalty and secrecy at 9.30am on Friday at the National
Palace.

The announcement of the new Cabinet line-up, coming in the wake of Najib's
appointment as the new prime minister on April 3, will be broadcast live by
local television stations.

-- BERNAMA