KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob may not have branded his government under any specific political coalition, but his Cabinet line-up likely points to minimal changes and the continuation of his predecessor's policies, which were heavily criticised amid the worsening Covid-19 situation.
The former prime minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, was forced to resign last week after losing the support of a number of parliamentarians in Umno, which helped to prop up his Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.
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