STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 16, 2021 • 3 min read

Malaysia Malaysia’s Prime Minister quits after just 17 months in office
By
Sam Reeves and M. Jegathesan/AFP
• Aug 16, 2021
Malaysia's Muhyiddin Yassin and his government resigned after criticisms over power-grabbing amidst coronavirus outbreak, throwing the country into fresh political turmoil