Malaysia: King Rejects PM’s Request To Declare Emergency
By Hadi Azmi, Muzliza Mustafa and Noah Lee
Malaysia’s king dealt embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin a blow on Sunday by rejecting his request to declare a national emergency amid a new COVID-19 crisis, after the monarch consulted with fellow Malay rulers over the issue, the palace said.
King Al-Sultan Abdullah...