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Power and politics

EVERY decision will have its consequences – good or bad.

For Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, whose parliamentary majority will likely be tested when the Dewan Rakyat reconvenes on May 18, the plan to allow politicians from his ruling coalition Perikatan Nasional (PN) to chair certain government-controlled entities may help tighten his grip on power, and thus bring about political stability for the country.

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