Malaysia PM stalls parliament to block Mahathir reprisal

Muhyiddin fends off no-confidence vote with two-month delay

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Muhyiddin Yassin became the 8th prime minister on March 1. © Reuters

TAKASHI NAKANO, Nikkei staff writer

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's new Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin postponed the next legislative session by two months in an apparent gambit to head off a no-confidence vote by his predecessor, Mahathir Mohamad.

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