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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Muhyiddin Yassin to step down after admitting that several Members of Parliament (MPs) from the governing coalition had withdrawn their support for him, casting doubt on whether he still commanded the support of the majority of the Dewan Rakyat.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 13): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is seeking bipartisan support from rival members of parliament (MPs) with promises of significant reforms, including limiting the prime minister's tenure to two terms, to solve the ongoing Malaysian political crisis.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): The final day of the special Parliament sitting scheduled for Monday (Aug 2) has been adjourned until further notice.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pictured) insisted today that the government still commands majority support in the Dewan Rakyat.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 29): The Dewan Rakyat’s afternoon session was postponed for the third time, now to 5.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): Attorney General Tan Sri Idrus Harun said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin remains the country's prime minister in terms of the law as it is not clear at this stage that he has lost the confidence of a majority of members of Parliament (MPs).

KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Yang di-Pertuan Agong has decreed that parliamentary sittings should reconvene before Aug 1, 2021, according to Dewan Negara President Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim and Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 17): Former Dewan Rakyat speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof said it is "rightful" and "fitting" for the Cabinet to advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to reconvene Parliament as soon as possible before the Emergency period ends.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): IJM Corp Bhd has clarified that it has not received "any formal proposal or offer from any party expressing interest for a corporate merger” at this juncture.

PUTRAJAYA (April 7): The defence for Datuk Seri Najib Razak today raised questions regarding the credibility of former Yayasan Rakyat 1Malaysia (YR1M) chief executive officer (CEO), Ung Su Ling (pictured), who had earlier claimed that the directions to transfer the disputed sum of RM42 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd funds came from the former premier's principal private secretary, the late Datuk Azlin Alias.