the prime minister of malaysia, muhyiddin yassin, has resigned after losing his majority, but will stayiticians. he's also faced criticism for failing to control the latest surge in coronavirus cases. 0ur south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, has the latest from bangkok. many would argue that it's remarkable that prime minister muhyiddin yassin lasted even this long, given the dubious way in which he got the job last year — in an internal coup that brought down the reformist coalition he was then part of, leaving bitterfeelings in malaysian politics — given the deep split in his former party, which has been a central part of his governing coalition, and given the herculean task facing any malaysian government in addressing the fast—growing covid epidemic. now the horse trading begins to choose mr muhyiddin's successor, and many malaysians fear that that will inevitably involve concessions to or compromises with some of those facing charges for the alleged involvement in the great 1mdb financial scandal, a scandal that the malaysian public by and large wants to see justice in. wh

muhyiddin yassin gets to be in the drivers seat for a bit longer. the king has excepted his resignation but appointed him caretaker prime minister until his successor is found. >> during my audience with the king, i submitted my resignation as prime minister and on behalf of the entire cabinet. under article 43 subsection four of the local constitution because i have lost the confidence of the majority of power. >> there had been questions about his legitimacy from the start. he became premier in march of 2020 when he and several members of parliament switched sides and brought down the reformist government that had ruled for less than two two -- two years. this was a party that was voted out in 2018 largely because of a multibillion-dollar financial scandal. it is returning to power. -- it has returned to power. since then, they have been plagued by infighting. some politicians thought they were being sidelined despite being part of the biggest party in government. muhyiddin has also been under pressure because of the handling of the pandemic. in j

the prime minister of malaysia, muhyiddin yassin, has resigned after losing his majority — but he willorrespondentjonathan head has the latest from bangkok. many would argue that it's remarkable that prime minister muhyiddin lasted even this long, given the dubious way in which he got the job last year — in an internal coup that brought down the reformist coalition he was then part of, leaving bitterfeelings in malaysian politics — given the deep split in his former party, which has been a central part of his governing coalition, and given the herculean task facing any malaysian government in addressing the fast—growing covid epidemic. now the horse trading begins to choose mr muhyiddin�*s successor, and many malaysians fear that that will inevitably involve concessions to or compromises with some of those facing charges for the alleged involvement in the great 1mdb financial scandal, a scandal that the malaysian public by and large wants to see justice in. what about, though, opposition leader anwar ibrahim, a man who's been campaigning for the top job for more than 20 years, who spen

many would argue that it's remarkable that prime minister muhyiddin yassin lasted even this long, givenmist coalition he was then part of, leaving bitterfeelings in malaysian politics — given the deep split in his former party, which has been a central part of his governing coalition, and given the herculean task facing any malaysian government in addressing the fast—growing covid epidemic. now the horse trading begins to choose mr muhyiddin�*s successor, and many malaysians fear that that will inevitably involve concessions to or compromises with some of those facing charges for the alleged involvement in the great 1mdb financial scandal, a scandal that the malaysian public by and large wants to seejustice in. what about, though, opposition leader anwar ibrahim, a man who's been campaigning for the top job for more than 20 years, who spent two terms in prison in part because of his efforts? he's often claimed that he's got the numbers to form an alternative administration, but in truth, in part because of his divisive personality and the fact that he's in coalition with the mainly ethn

prime minister muhyiddin yassin told his government he plans to resign, furthering challenges in thedemic hit country. we are joined by our government and economy reporter in kuala lumpur. we have heard and the prime minister has resisted calls to step down before since he has taken office. why is he doing it now? reporter: malaysia's politics is very messy. he has been resisting calls to resign. he had a pretty fragile hold on his majority. but why now? the majority was apparently lost when lawmakers were not backing him anymore because of his handling of the pandemic under a state of emergency. travel was suspended for over half of the year, locked down lockdown, yet cases continued to door to record highs. he did try to make an appeal to the opposition to get support ahead of a confidence vote, but they outright rejected him. his options are low. according to the federal constitution, when the prime minister loses his majority, he needs to opt to resign or request for parliament to be dissolved. david: the way you described it is fairly straightforward. if only reality was that bl

in malaysia, prime minister muhyiddin yassin and his cabinet have resigned after just 17 months in power. he announced he would be stepping down after losing his majority in parliament. this government has been accused of mishandling cover 19 infections. malaysia is also facing an economic crisis triggered by the pandemic. in pakistan, at least 12 people -- 12 people, including four children, are dead after a grenade attack saturday night in karachi. at least eight others were wounded. a family was reportedly leaving a wedding reception when their vehicle was hit with a grenade. no one has taken responsibility for the attack. in lebanon, massive fuel tank explosion. residents in the area reportedly gathered to obtain castling that was been distributed by the army after he sees the tank to prevent it from being smuggled were sold on the black market. lebanon's catastrophic economic crisis has left most of the country without power as the government struggles to import enough you will. in nicaragua, police raided the offices of the national newspaper la prensa, arresting its top editor. th

malaysian prime minister muhyiddin yassin resigned monday amid mounting public anger over his government'sndling of the covid-19 crisis. malaysia is in the grip of its worst wave of the pandemic and is averaging more than 20,000 daily case with just one-third of malaysians fully vaccinated. iranian officials have ordered a six-day countrywide lockdown to battle its worst surge of the pandemic. iran reported a record covid-19 death toll monday with over 650 deaths. in tehran, residents reported the lockdown was bng only loosely enforced. >> when there is a lockdown, many people contin to go to work. they come and go. it is called a lockdown but everything is operating and restaurants and businesses continue to do business. amy: in immigration news, the biden administration has appealed a texas federal judge's order to reinstate the contested trump-era remain in mexico program. in his decision, judge matthew kacsmaryk, a trump appointee, ruled the biden administration "failed to consider several of the main benefits" of the 2019 policy, formally known as the migrant protection protocols. the