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Malaysian PM gains political lifeline with budget approval

by Eileen NG
| November 27, 2020 12:06 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's Parliament approved the government's proposed 2021 budget on Thursday, throwing a political lifeline to embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin amid strong resistance to his 9-month-old leadership.

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