Najib's loyalist pushes for interim PM despite Muhyiddin's emergency powers

Published: Jan 12, 2021 6:00 AM | Updated: Jan 12, 2021 8:17 AM

Former Umno supreme council member Lokman Noor Adam is pushing for Muhyiddin Yassin to be replaced despite the prime minister's widely expanded powers after a proclamation of emergency.

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