The photo, which features the car plate, is circulating online and causing a stir on social media. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KOTA KINABALU - A photo showing a government vehicle with the plate “Isteri YAB Perdana Menteri” is causing a stir on social media.
State secretary Datuk Seri Safar Untong said the number plate on the vehicle was placed based on usual norms conducted by the state during official functions of VIPs. These include the Prime Minister, his wife, ministers and assistant ministers, as well as their wives, he said.Mr Safar said the photo was taken outside a renowned hotel in the city recently.
He added that such plates and vehicles were provided according to the visit schedules of the VIPs and that they were not permanent. Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, the wife of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, was in Kota Kinabalu for a function recently. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK