Ismail Sabri faces brewing tensions over Malaysia election timing

Sources say PM under pressure from within own party to dissolve parliament

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Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob speaks in parliament last October. His term lasts until August 2023, but observers say he could come under pressure to call polls earlier. © Malaysia's Department of Information via AP

P PREM KUMAR, Nikkei staff writer

KUALA LUMPUR -- A rare period of calm in Malaysia's stormy politics may be nearing its end, with sources saying Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob faces growing pressure within his own party to call an election.

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