KUALA LUMPUR -- Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday publicly appealed to opposition lawmakers to help shore up his teetering government, promising to reward them accordingly.
In a televised address, Muhyiddin vowed not to succumb to pressure to resign, as doing so would jeopardize the country's fight against COVID-19 and economic recovery. But in a move tantamount to acknowledging that he no longer controls a majority, the prime minister asked for bipartisan support in a confidence vote now planned for Sept. 7.
