Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has emerged triumphant after the much-anticipated showdown in Malaysia's Parliament over his budget failed to materialise yesterday.
No lawmakers defected from Umno, the largest party in his Perikatan Nasional (PN) pact, as had been widely speculated. And opposition MPs barely raised a whimper when the Bill was approved in a simple voice vote.
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