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A man wearing face mask walks by closed shops at China town in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, June 28, 2021. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Sunday said the lockdown won't be eased unless daily new cases fall below 4,000, the vaccination rate reaches 10% and demand is reduced for intensive care in hospitals.(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Malaysia announces $36B in aid after extending lockdown

Jun. 28, 2021 09:18 AM EDT

Croatia's Luka Modric, right, celebrates, after Croatia's Ivan Perisic, left, scored during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group D match between Croatia and Scotland at the Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.(AP Photo/Petr David Josek, Pool)
The Latest: South Africa resumes restrictions to fight surge

By The Associated Press Jun. 27, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, center, salutes during the opening ceremony of the parliamentary session at parliament house in Kuala Lumpur, Monday, May 18, 2020. Malaysia's King said Wednesday, June 16, 2021, that Parliament, which has been suspended under a coronavirus emergency since January, must resume as soon as possible but stopped short of saying the emergency should end. (Shaiful Nizal Ismail/Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)
Malaysian king says Parliament must resume despite emergency

By Eileen Ng Jun. 16, 2021 08:56 AM EDT

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, wearing a face mask, waves as he leaves the National Palace after meeting with the king in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, June 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Malaysian king holds unusual meetings with political leaders

By Eileen Ng Jun. 10, 2021 07:47 AM EDT

A man wearing a face mask walks along an empty road in front of the Twin Towers during the first day of Full Movement Control Order (MCO) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Malls and most businesses in Malaysia shuttered Tuesday as the country began its second near total coronavirus lockdown to tackle a worsening pandemic that has put its healthcare system on the verge of collapse. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Businesses shut as Malaysia enters second virus lockdown

By Eileen Ng Jun. 01, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

Armed soldiers stand guard outside Pangsapuri Permai, residential area placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) due to drastic increase in the number of COVID-19 cases recorded over the past 10 days in Cheras, outskirt of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, May 28, 2021. Malaysia's latest coronavirus surge has been taking a turn for the worse as surging numbers and deaths have caused alarm among health officials, while cemeteries in the capital are dealing with an increasing number of deaths. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Malaysia imposes near-total lockdown after virus cases soar

May. 28, 2021 09:27 AM EDT

Fire and rescue personnel gather outside a shopping mall to help injured passengers at KLCC station after two trains of Kuala Lumpur Light Rail Transit (LRT) collided in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, May 24, 2021. (AP Photo)
Malaysian official says train crash caused by human error

May. 24, 2021 11:05 PM EDT

In this April 24, 2021, photo, shoppers walk through the outdoor Ramadan bazaar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced Monday that the whole country will be placed under a near lockdown for about a month but all economic sectors will be allowed to operate. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Malaysian prime minister announces one-month virus lockdown

By Eileen Ng May. 10, 2021 09:33 AM EDT

Activists ride their bicycles as they flash a three-finger salute of defiance during a rally called 'bike for Myanmar' against the military coup in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, April 24, 2021. Southeast Asian leaders met Myanmar's top general and coup leader in an emergency summit in Indonesia Saturday, and are expected to press calls for an end to violence by security forces that has left hundreds of protesters dead as well as the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political detainees. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
ASEAN leaders tell Myanmar coup general to end killings

By Niniek Karmini Apr. 23, 2021 09:51 PM EDT

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad waves as he leaves national palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Malaysian opposition lawmakers, led by Mahathir, submitted a petition to the country's king on Tuesday seeking an end to a coronavirus emergency so Parliament can resume. (AP Photo/FL Wong)
Malaysian opposition urges king to end coronavirus emergency

Apr. 20, 2021 05:50 AM EDT

A photo of Britain's Prince Philip is among flowers left by the public outside the gates of Windsor Castle, a day after the death of Britain's Prince Philip, in Windsor, England, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Britain's Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that mostly defined his life, died on Friday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
The Latest: Tweet recalls queen's loving anniversary speech

By The Associated Press Apr. 10, 2021 03:59 AM EDT

Flags fly at half-staff on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney as a tribute to Prince Philip, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. (AP Photo/Mark Baker))
The Latest: Australia mourns Prince Philip

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 03:30 PM EDT

Samples of Sinovac vaccine are displayed at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, aheads of the arrival of first shipments of 200,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine and 117,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Feb. 24. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
'Don't worry, come forward': Asian nations get 1st shots

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2021 04:03 AM EST

An electronic shop worker wearing a face mask watches a live broadcast of Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin at a shopping outlet in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Malaysia's king Tuesday approved a coronavirus emergency that will prorogue parliament and halt any bids to seek a general election in a political reprieve for embattled Muhyiddin. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Emergency imposed in Malaysia over virus is reprieve for PM

By Eileen Ng Jan. 11, 2021 11:26 PM EST

Malaysia's king approves a coronavirus emergency that will suspend parliament for months in reprieve for embattled PM

Jan. 11, 2021 11:22 PM EST
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's king approves a coronavirus emergency that will suspend parliament for months in reprieve for embattled PM. ...

In this photo released by Malaysia's Information Ministry, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin poses for a picture at the parliament, in Kuala Lumpurf, Malaysia Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Malaysia's Parliament Thursday approved the government's proposed 2021 budget, throwing a political lifeline to embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin amid strong resistance to his nine-month-old leadership. (Zarith Zulkifli/Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)
Malaysian PM gains political lifeline with budget approval

By Eileen Ng Nov. 26, 2020 04:22 AM EST

Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, table at left, attend the opening remarks of the first virtual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit, hosted by Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
APEC leaders, including Trump, agree on free trade

By Eileen Ng Nov. 19, 2020 10:51 PM EST

Players of the South Korea national soccer team exercises during a training session at the BSFZ-Arena stadium in Suedstadt, Austria, Friday, Nov.13, 2020. South Korea faces Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 in an international friendly soccer match. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
8 months after stoppage, Asian Champions League East resumes

By John Duerden Nov. 13, 2020 07:12 PM EST

Visitors wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus line up to enter an exhibition held at the Forbidden City in Beijing, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. China on Saturday reported over a two dozen new confirmed coronavirus infections, all of which the National Health Commission said were in patients who contracted the virus abroad. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Asia Today: Malaysia expands virus measures to more areas

Nov. 06, 2020 08:24 PM EST

In this picture release by Malaysia Information Ministry show Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin taking pictures with his mobile phone before Minister Finance Minister Zafrul Aziz, not show, deliver the 2021 budget speech at parliament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. (Khirul Nizam Zanil/Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)
Malaysia to raise 2021 spending to counter virus impact

Nov. 06, 2020 07:24 AM EST