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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pictured) will be sworn in as Malaysia’s ninth Prime Minister tomorrow (Aug 21), following the conclusion of the two-and-a-half-hour long special meeting among the Malay Rulers today.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 17): New prime minister will be named by this Friday, reported Sin Chew Daily today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun issued a notice today, requesting Member of Parliament (MP)  to submit a letter stating their choice of candidate to be the country's next prime minister, news portal Malaysiakinireported today.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 16): The outgoing Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin expressed her gratitude to the former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for leading Malaysia for close to two years and continuing to serve the country as caretaker prime minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Yang di-Pertuan Agong has appointed Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the caretaker prime minister today, following the latter’s resignation as the premier together with the Perikatan Nasional (PN) Cabinet.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has today announced his resignation from the prime minister's post and will serve as caretaker prime minister under orders from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong until a new prime minister is appointed.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is expected to make a special announcement tomorrow, according to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia supreme council member Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today announced the government has agreed to allow 11 more economic activities to be reopened in states and federal territories under the Phase 1 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), provided that 50% of the adult population have been fully vaccinated.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): The Economic Club of Kuala Lumpur (ECKL) has expressed its support for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's call for bipartisan support for the government, pointing out that political stability is very important in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): The Malaysian Bar has called on Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to step down after admitting that several Members of Parliament (MPs) from the governing coalition had withdrawn their support for him, casting doubt on whether he still commanded the support of the majority of the Dewan Rakyat.