The Covid lockdown in Malaysia has allowed PM Muhyiddin Yassin's govt to avoid votes in parliament that would have otherwise exposed his razor-thin majority.
Thailand and Malaysia are trying to avoid what happened in Singapore, where infections spiked among low-wage foreign workers living in cramped housing.
More than half of Malaysia’s 673 confirmed coronavirus cases, the most in Southeast Asia, were linked to the gathering at a mosque between 27 Feb-1 March.
Mahathir's proposals to reduce living costs, a key part of 'New Malaysia' that had propelled the bloc’s win, was met with growing discontent in his coalition party.
Former PM Mahathir is planning an urgent confidence vote, as he has the backing of 114 lawmakers - enough for a majority in Malaysia’s 222-member parliament.
During a bilateral meeting, Pakistan PM Imran Khan and Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad also discussed lockdown, media blackout & detentions in Jammu & Kashmir.
We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.
WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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