
Azmin Ali, Malaysia’s power grab architect, under fire for ‘half-baked’ coronavirus lockdown – Asia – South China Morning Post
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More than 40,000 people on Thursday signed an online petition calling for the resignation of Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Azmin Ali as anger brewed over the large number of businesses granted permission to operate during an ongoing Covid-19 “total lockdown”.Critics said the waivers, some of which were handed to non-essential businesses, would severely compromise the impact of the June 1 to June 14 lockdown just as the health-care system was reaching breaking point.An…Read More
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