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Malaysia's Muhyiddin To Meet King, PN Leaders As His Gov't Hangs By A Thread

ASIA

Malaysian media outlets report that PM Muhyiddin will speak with the King before today's Cabinet meeting. He will also hold impromptu talks with fellow leaders of the Perikatan Nasional alliance after ministers wrap up their weekly gathering.

  • This comes after 105 MPs sent a letter to the monarch noting that they have pulled support for Muhyiddin. The lower house currently has 220 lawmakers as one seat is vacant.
  • The meeting with Perikatan Nasional leaders will take place "at or around 5pm" local time, according to an anonymous Malay Mail source.
  • The news that the lower house Speaker has informed PM Muhyiddin that he has lost parliamentary majority went viral in the social media, but has been denied as "fake news" by the Speaker himself.

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