Malaysia in transitionMuhyiddin's new cabinet marks comeback for Malaysia's old regime
UMNO snags 11 posts, while chief of lender CIMB takes finance portfolio
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin arrives for a news conference to unveil his cabinet picks on March 9. © AP
P PREM KUMAR, Nikkei staff writer
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's new Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday announced a roster of 31 cabinet ministers, with many of the posts going to politicians from the scandal-tainted United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and the conservative Malaysian Islamic Party.