Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is no stranger to media attention and is not usually one to shy away from cameras.

But his highly-touted meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House yesterday appeared to be rather short when it came to camera time.

Unlike Trump's other meetings with heads of governments, there was no handshake photo-op with Najib before the media in the Oval Office, perhaps to avoid journalists shouting pesky questions...