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5-Star Hotel Offers Water To Reporters Who Have Been Camping In Hot Heather For Hours

Reporters gathered outside the St Regis Hotel as Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders were seen arriving at the hotel for a meeting.

Cover image via The Vibes (Twitter)

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It was a long and tiring day for media personnel as many gathered outside the St Regis Hotel where Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders were seen entering the hotel for a meeting

According to The Star, UMNO vice president Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrived at the hotel at 2.57pm.

UMNO deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan followed soon after, arriving at 3.04pm.

PN secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin was also spotted in the vicinity of the hotel, while Gerakan president Datuk Dr Dominic Lau was also said to be in attendance as he was spotted at the hotel's lounge area.

When reporters asked Ismail Sabri about the purposes of the meeting, the Bera member of parliament (MP) simply replied by saying, "I do not know yet."

According to The Vibes, the meeting was believed to have ended at 5.02pm after Ismail Sabri was spotted exiting via the hotel's rear entrance.

Even the cat lurking around the area was keeping mum about the meeting:

As reporters played the waiting game to get the scoop on the PN-BN meeting, St Regis hotel staff kindly began to hand out water bottles to tired reporters

The wholesome moment was captured by The Vibes, showing grateful media personnel accepting the water bottles.

According to the news outlet, some reporters have been waiting for hours outside the hotel, with several waiting since noon. The Star said that some media personnel were already camping outside the hotel as early as 9am.

Watch the wholesome exchange below:

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Hardworking reporters were also treated to a free meal provided by the Istana Negara:

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