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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s king on Thursday rebuked Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s government for misleading parliament over the status of coronavirus emergency measures, sparking renewed calls for the embattled leader to resign. Muhyiddin obtained royal consent to declare the emergency in January, allowing him to halt parliament and rule by ordinance without legislative approval. Critics have slammed the emergency as a …

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