Malaysian PM unseats house speaker

Updated July 13 2020 - 3:56pm, first published 3:55pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has succeeded in having the lower house speaker removed.
Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has succeeded in having the lower house speaker removed.

Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has cleared a major hurdle in parliament, with lawmakers narrowly approving a motion to remove the lower house speaker, in a vote seen as an important barometer of his support.

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