Malaysia's Ismail Sabri resists rush to election as inflation bites

PM wants to 'wait for right time' to call polls, eyes GST to ease fiscal strain

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Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob speaks with Nikkei about the election outlook. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura) 

P PREM KUMAR, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is under pressure to call for an early election. But in an exclusive interview with Nikkei, he argued that rising food prices and other living costs are reasons to put off the polls.

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