KUALA LUMPUR: Talk of a possible realignment in the country’s political landscape has drawn intense media attention.
Following is the timeline of meetings involving several political parties/leaders which took place today:
9.00 am – Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) leaders and MPs gather at Bersatu headquarters at Menara Yayasan Selangor in Petaling Jaya.
9.10 am – Prime Minister and Bersatu chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad arrives for the meeting. Later, Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin joins the meeting.
1.00 pm – PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali and PKR vice-president Zuraida Kamaruddin seen at Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel.
1.08 pm – Larut MP Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin and Works Minister Baru Bian seen at Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel.
2.00 pm – Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) holds a meeting at The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur.
2.45 pm – Dr Mahathir leaves Bersatu headquarters after chairing Bersatu meeting.
3.42 pm – UMNO secretary-general Tan Sri Annuar Musa arrives at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) for UMNO supreme council meeting.
4.00 pm – Media personnel gather at the gates of Istana Negara.
4.20 pm – Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah of PKR arrives at Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel. Questioned by reporters, he says it’s “a meeting among friends”.
5.29 pm – PKR vice-president Tian Chua arrives at Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel.
5.35 pm – More than 20 vehicles seen entering Istana Negara grounds.
5.40 pm – Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal arrives at The Ritz-Carlton.
6.00 pm – UMNO leaders conclude emergency supreme council meeting at PWTC.
7.02 pm – UMNO treasurer Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor arrives at Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel.
7.25 pm – Bersatu Jeli MP Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed; PAS secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan; PAS deputy president Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man and Annuar Musa arrive at Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel.
7.45 pm – Sembrong MP Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein of UMNO arrives at Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel.
7.53 pm – PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang arrives at Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel.
8.00 pm – UMNO president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi arrives at Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel.
8.37 pm – Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin arrives at Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel.
9.30 pm – PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang left Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel.
9.45 pm – UMNO president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi left Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel.
– Bernama