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A Muslim vendor wearing protective mask waiting for customers at a Ramadan bazaar, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysian opposition urges king to end coronavirus emergency

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FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2020, file photo, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kuala Lumpur. Mahathir said Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, he is disgusted because his comments on attacks by Muslim extremists in France had been taken out of context. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

Mahathir says remarks on French attacks taken out of context

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Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kuala Lumpur, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. Mahathir said Friday that Malaysia's governing coalition isn't likely to call for early general elections due to political infighting and foresee his new ethnic Malay party to play the role of kingmaker in the next polls. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

AP Interview: Mahathir sees new role as powerbroker

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Mahathir, 95, said Friday he would form a new ethnic Malay party to fight corrupt leaders, more than two months after he was sacked from his own party amid a political struggle with his successor. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool)

Malaysia’s Mahathir, 95, forms new party to fight old ally

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In this Malaysia's Department of Information photo taken and released on March 1, 2020, Malaysia's incoming Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin signs appointment documents after taking the oath of office in front of King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur. (Maszuandi Adnan/Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)

Malaysia’s anti-graft chief quits after government changes

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Muhyiddin Yassin, center, waves with his families and supporters as he prepares to leave his house for the palace to swear in as new prime minister, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March 1, 2020. Malaysia's king on Saturday appointed seasoned politician Muhyiddin as the country's new leader, trumping Mahathir Mohamad's bid to return to power after a week of political turmoil that followed his resignation as prime minister. (AP Photo/Johnshen Lee)

Malaysia’s new PM delays Parliament, and no-confidence vote

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In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, the country's new Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin poses for pictures on his first day at the prime minister's office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Monday, March 2, 2020. (Hafiz Itam/Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)

‘I am not a traitor’: Malaysia’s new PM appeals for support

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Malaysia's interim leader Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a press conference after Muhyiddin Yassin was appointed as new prime minister in Kuala Lumpur, Sunday, March 1, 2020. Malaysia's king on Saturday appointed seasoned politician Muhyiddin as the country's new leader, trumping Mahathir's bid to return to power after a week of political turmoil that followed his resignation as prime minister. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Mahathir seeks Parliament vote as new Malaysian PM sworn in

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Malaysia's interim leader Mahathir Mohamad leaves after delivering a speech at the committee on the exercise of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. The speaker of Malaysia's House rejected Mahathir Mohamad's call for a vote next week to chose a new premier, deepening the country's political turmoil after the ruling alliance collapsed this week. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysia’s Mahathir loses bid to return as prime minister

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Malaysian interim leader Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a press conference at his office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Mahathir says Parliament will pick a new prime minister after the king failed to establish who has majority support following the collapse of the ruling coalition. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysia’s Mahathir suffers blow as supporters abandon him

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Supporters of People's Justice Party gather outside the National Palace to give support to Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. Malaysia's ruling alliance collapsed this week after 94-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigned and dozens of lawmakers defected in an audacious attempt to form a new government. The political earthquake occurred less than two years after the alliance won a historic election that ousted a corruption-tainted coalition that had ruled for 61 years. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysia’s Mahathir wants nonpartisan gov’t if picked as PM

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Anwar Ibrahim attends a press conference at the headquarters of his party, Alliance of Hope after meeting the king in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. Malaysia's king held unusual consultations with lawmakers for a second day Wednesday to resolve a political vacuum caused by the abrupt collapse of the ruling coalition and the resignation of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysia’s Mahathir says Parliament will pick new PM

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad waves after granted an audience with the Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Mahathir has resigned as the Malaysia's 7th Prime Minister on Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/FL Wong)

Race to form Malaysia gov’t heats up, with eyes on Mahathir

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

In this Feb. 22, 2020, photo, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, right, talks to media next to his successor Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Political tension is building in Malaysia amid talks that Mahathir will pull his party out of the ruling alliance and team up with opposition parties to form a new government in a major political upheaval. It will thwart his named successor Anwar Ibrahim from taking over.(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysian king accepts Mahathir’s resignation amid upheaval

By Eileen Ng - Associated Press

In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, right, and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, pose for a photo ahead of their meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019.(Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)

Mahathir: Islamic conference in KL to tackle Islamophobia

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Malaysia offers incentives to boost growth in 2020 budget

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Illustration on anti-semitism by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Columbia University celebrates anti-Semitism

By Clifford D. May

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, president of UMNO (United Malays National Organisation), center left, and Abdul Hadi Awang, president of PAS (Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party), center right, pose for media after a press conference for an event of officially join alliance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Two major opposition parties in Malaysia have forged a political alliance to consolidate support from the country's majority ethnic Malay Muslims, a move that could threaten Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's government in the next general elections. (AP Photo)

Malaysia’s 2 top opposition Malay parties forge alliance

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A Malaysian official inspects a container filled with plastic waste shipment prior to sending it to the Westport in Port Klang, Malaysia, Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Malaysia says it will send back some 3,000 metric tonnes (330 tons) of non-recyclable plastic waste to countries including the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia in a move to avoid becoming a dumping ground for rich nations. (AP Photo / Vincent Thian)

Malaysia PM says global garbage trade ‘grossly unfair’

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad delivers a keynote speech at the special session of the International Conference on &quot;The Future of Asia&quot; Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Mahathir urges US to talk with China, accept its greatness

By HARUKA NUGA - Associated Press