Malaysia's PM faces calls to quit after failed bid for emergency rule

27 Sept 07:55 Key points summarised by AI

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin faces mounting pressure to resign after King Al-Sultan Abdullah rejected his request to declare a state of emergency.
Muhyiddin's emergency bid, ostensibly to combat rising COVID-19 cases and economic impact, was widely criticized as a tactic to suspend parliament and avoid a test of his razor-thin majority.
The King's refusal significantly erodes Muhyiddin's grip on power, prompting immediate calls for his resignation from both opposition leaders and members of his own ruling coalition.

Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt

Yesterday 03:08 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's detained Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, received a package from Britain's King Charles III, which included two gardening books, a sealed envelope, and diplomatic communication.
The event marked the first release of images of Suu Kyi in two months and saw Myanmar authorities describe her as a "special female prisoner" for the first time.
Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a 2021 military coup that triggered an ongoing civil war, remains under house arrest on charges that rights groups contend are politically motivated.