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Scandal-Plagued Party Reclaims Control In Malaysia

An establishment stalwart was named Malaysia's new prime minister Friday after the previous government collapsed, with a scandal-plagued party reclaiming the leadership that it lost at landmark elections in 2018.Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who was deputy premier in the last administration, was appointed by the king as the country's next leader after receiving backing from most MPs. His predecessor Muhyiddin Yassin quit Monday following a turbulent 17 months in office after losing

21 August 2021
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Malaysia In Political Turmoil As PM, Cabinet Quits

Malaysia's prime minister and his government resigned Monday after just 17 months in office, throwing the country into fresh political turmoil as it battles a serious coronavirus outbreak.Muhyiddin Yassin's tumultuous period in office came to an end after allies withdrew support and a last-ditch bid to cling to power failed, and he becomes the shortest serving premier in Malaysian history.After a final cabinet meeting, the 74-year-old headed to the national palace to submit his resi

16 August 2021
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Malaysia’s PM To Offer Resignation: Minister

Malaysia's embattled leader will offer his resignation to the king today, a minister said, potentially spelling an end to his 17-month-old government and plunging the country into fresh turmoil. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has faced mounting pressure to step aside after losing his parliamentary majority, and over his administration's handling of a worsening coronavirus outbreak. He made a last-ditch attempt to cling to power Friday by urging opposition MPs to s

16 August 2021
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Anwar Meets Malaysia King To Topple Government

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim had a long-awaited meeting with the king Tuesday, seeking to prove he has support to take power and fulfil a decades-old ambition of becoming premier.The Southeast Asian nation has been in turmoil since a reformist government headed by Mahathir Mohamad - which included Anwar - collapsed in February amid bitter infighting.Muhyiddin Yassin became premier without an election, but his coalition's support is shaky and critics accuse it of lacking legi

14 October 2020
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Pahang sultan is Malaysia’s new king

Malaysia's royal families on Thursday picked a sports-loving sultan as the country's new king after the last monarch abdicated in a historic first following his reported marriage to a Russian ex-beauty queen.The previous king, Sultan Muhammad V, stepped aside this month following just two years on the throne after reports surfaced he had married the former Miss Moscow while on medical leave.There was great shock across Malaysia at the first abdication of a monarch in the Muslim-majo

25 January 2019
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New Malaysian king to be elected this month

A new Malaysian king will be elected and sworn in this month, royal officials said Monday, after Sultan Muhammad V abdicated in a historic first following his reported marriage to a Russian former beauty queen.The king stepped aside Sunday following intense speculation about his future after reports surfaced in recent weeks that he had taken medical leave, and then wed the former Miss Moscow.As the country reacted with shock to the news, Malaysia's Islamic royal families met at the natio

8 January 2019
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Malaysian king abdicates in historic first

Malaysia's king abdicated Sunday in a historic first for the country that ended weeks of speculation about his future after he took medical leave and reportedly married a Russian ex-beauty queen.Sultan Muhammad V's decision marks the first time a king has stepped aside during his five-year term in the Muslim-majority country.The national palace confirmed the resignation with immediate effect of the 49-year-old, who had been on the throne for two years and was known for his fondness

7 January 2019
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