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Malaysia prime minister Mahathir Mohamad's new Cabinet sworn in

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's new cabinet under the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration was sworn in on Monday (May 21), nearly two weeks after the coalition's shocking election win that ended Barisan Nasional's (BN) six decades of power.

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