KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 13): In reaching out to Opposition lawmakers today for bipartisan support, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin stressed that he holds the responsibility to not let the "kleptocrats" back in power if there was a change in government. "I, too, like all of you, have the responsibility not to let the ‘kleptocratic group’ back in power if this political crisis is not resolved immediately," Muhyiddin said in a televised address. "So, I respectfully invite all political party leaders to discuss these proposals next week. I will issue an official invitation to all political party leaders to attend this discussion. Read also:Muhyiddin reaches out to rival MPs with promise to limit PM to two terms, have anti-hopping law and give opposition leader Cabinet level privileges

Source: The Edge Markets August 13, 2021 12:05 UTC