Out of the way, Budget coming through!
PM Muhyiddin Yassin’s safe (for now!) and his 2021 Budget is steamrolling ahead after Anwar Ibrahim’s big gambit to get the money plan scrapped during its third reading went down like the proverbial lead balloon.
In other news, the government agrees to open up more of the tourism sector and is doubling down on Covid-19 screenings. And sadly, Malaysia’s lost a towering icon in academia.