KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): Reporters from the local and international media have begun gathering since 11am by the main entrance of Istana Negara where the Malay Rulers are scheduled to attend a special meeting later today.

The police have taken the necessary measures to provide tight security at the entrance and are ensuring that the reporters observe the Covid-19 standard operating procedures such as wearing face masks and maintaining physical distancing.

The reporters are required to scan the MySejahtera QR Code and have their body temperature taken and are given a special sticker.

The police have set up barriers and traffic cones and are enforcing security control along the road leading to the main entrance of the palace.

The Malay Rulers have convened the special meeting to discuss a proposal Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin presented to Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Abdulaziz in Kuantan last Friday following a special Cabinet meeting in Putrajaya earlier in the day.