Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he may discuss the dissolution of Parliament in his audience with Malaysia's King on Thursday evening, but refused to be drawn into whether this would leave the scheduled presentation of next year's budget on Friday.
On the Straits Times The Big Story, Multimedia Correspondent Hairianto Diman speaks with Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh on the development.

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