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Malaysian PM faces calls to resign after emergency rebuffed

by Eileen NG
| October 26, 2020 12:27 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's prime minister faced calls to resign from both sides of the political aisle Monday after the king rebuffed his proposal for a coronavirus emergency that critics saw as an undemocratic attempt to hold onto power.

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