Budget 2021 has been passed in the Dewan Rakyat by a razor-thin margin - 111 MPs in favour and 108 against, with one absentee. Considering this result is a far cry from the one promised by Pakatan Harapan, we ask Dr Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate at the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute, what this result says about the leadership of both Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.



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Budget 2021 has been passed in the Dewan Rakyat by a razor-thin margin - 111 MPs in favour and 108 against, with one absentee. Considering this result is a far cry from the one promised by Pakatan Harapan, we ask Dr Bridget Welsh, Honorary Research Associate at the University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute, what this result says about the leadership of both Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

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