KUALA LUMPUR (TIP): Former Malaysian Deputy PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob moved closer on August 19 to forming the next government after securing a parliamentary majority from the same coalition that collapsed earlier this week. Muhyiddin Yassin resigned as PM on Monday after conceding he had lost support from his alliance, bringing to an end a fraught 17 months in office and throwing the country into further political chaos amid a Covid surge and economic slump.
– Reuters