KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 12 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed surprise over circulating rumours that former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin could be reappointed to his Cabinet.

Responding to reporters' questions about Khairy after the National Development Symposium and Awards 2025 in Putrajaya today, the prime minister merely smiled and said: "Really? Who told you?"

According to a report today in Utusan Malaysia, the speculation comes amid expectations of a Cabinet reshuffle slated for early December, following vacancies in several ministerial posts.

Khairy is reportedly tipped to take the role of minister of environment and water, while Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani is expected to head the Ministry of International Trad...