Dr M confirms asking Maszlee to quit, but 'not everything he did was wrong'

Geraldine TongPublished: Jan 7, 2020 12:52 PM | Updated: Jan 7, 2020 2:35 PM

UPDATED 2.22PM | Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today confirmed that he did ask Maszlee Malik to resign from the cabinet.

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