Politics and pandemic - PN's 'unfortunate' balancing act

RK AnandPublished: Aug 15, 2021 3:15 PM | Updated: Aug 15, 2021 6:23 PM

The Perikatan Nasional (PN) alliance seized federal power through a political coup orchestrated amid a pandemic, forcing the new prime minister and his cabinet to hit the ground running to contain the outbreak.

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