Off the wire
Nepalese PM saddened over death of former Indian President Kalam  • FLASH: MALAYSIAN PM ANNOUNCES CABINET RESHUFFLE  • New Zealand steps up road readiness for holiday motorists  • Indian chief minister cancels meeting with Pakistan envoy following terror attack  • Roundup: Aquino's last State of Nation Address slammed for not telling truth  • Passenger traffic reaches new high at Singapore's Changi Airport in June this year  • Thailand to benefit from China's Belt and Road Initiative: experts  • Clipper Race fleet to arrive in Vietnam central city  • Maduro to meet with Ban Ki-moon over territorial dispute with Guyana  • International athletic tournament to start in Ho Chi Minh City  
You are here:   Home

Urgent: Malaysian PM reshuffles cabinet, appoints new deputy

Xinhua, July 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, appointing Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to replace Muhyiddin Yassin as his new deputy.

The cabinet reshuffle, first after the general election in 2013, came at a time when Najib was under pressure over allegation on fund embezzlement. Endi