S1E12: Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s first week in office as Malaysia's 9th PM: Regional Round-up Ep 12

The Straits Times Podcasts · Aug 25, 2021 · 10m

Regional Round-up Ep 12: Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s first week in office as Malaysia's 9th PM

10:39 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments.

The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Adrian Abraham about the following points:

Who could be deputy to new Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri? (1:18)

New Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s decision against a bipartisan government (4:17)

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