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Malaysia politics, one year on

Successful Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in Malaysia key to Muhyiddin's shot at redemption

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Tan Sri Muhyiddin is now criticised for opening up too many sectors too soon, even as the number of daily cases remain in the four digits.

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KUALA LUMPUR - How Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's Perikatan Nasional (PN) government handles the Covid-19 pandemic in Malaysia as well as its economic fallout - which has been the top priority since he came into power on March 1 last year - will define the administration.
In the early days, the government was basking in high approval ratings for successfully flattening the infection curve after a partial shutdown.
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