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By Shikin Louis
KUCHING, Aug 7: Deputy Prime Minister Dato Seri Fadillah Yusof has led a delegation to have an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara earlier today.
The visit was to deliberate on Agong’s road trip along the Pan Borneo Highway for September in conjunction with the Malaysia Day celebration, Fadillah wrote in a Facebook post.
A reliable source told DayakDaily that the royal tour is expected to start in early September for about two weeks.
On Feb 13, the King, when opening the second session of the 15th Parliament in Kuala Lumpur, expressed interest in taking a road trip through Sabah and Sarawak along the Pan Borneo Highway and meeting the locals once the project has been completed.
On Feb 16, Minister of Works Dato Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi reportedly said His Majesty’s tour along the Pan Borneo Highway is being planned to start from Sarawak towards Sabah via Brunei Darussalam. — DayakDaily