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LETTER | When will you stop hurting the rakyat, interim prime minister?

COMMENT | Mahathir knew he wanted to be PM again after resigning, he should not use his caretaker position for his own interest.

It is unclear if the PKR president has struck a deal with the interim prime minister.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has accepted his resignation, says chief secretary to the government Mohd Zuki Ali.

COMMENT | The big question is, will Anwar rise to the challenge or will he sink to the depths?

The Pakatan Harapan presidential council will meet this Friday to discuss the prime ministerial transition plan.

Pasir Mas MP Ahmad Fadhli Shaari says only members of Parliament can do so.

LETTER | It is expected to be an arduous journey for him compared to other prime ministers before him.

MP SPEAKS | Never has an opposition party gone to Parliament to vote confidence in the prime minister from a rival party.

COMMENT | Dr M shifts the goalposts making almost certain Anwar won't be nation's 8th premier.

Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng says the proposal to teach Science and Mathematics was raised in Cabinet some time ago.

UPDATED 9.12PM | The Harapan presidential council will announce the handover date at the ‘appropriate time’, says the DAP sec-gen.

UPDATED 2.34PM | PKR president tells them to respect the January 2018 consensus on this matter.

Bersatu leaders burst into laughter as Mahathir announces his decision.

Charles Santiago says the PM himself must surely be aware of the sentiments on the ground.

A firm date is required for the transfer of power from Dr M to Anwar Ibrahim, several PKR MPs insist.

The ERC, in a statement today, says it is will deliver its full report to the prime minister by August this year.

COMMENT | 'Thanks to Najib Abdul Razak, we have lowered the standards we set for our leaders, by quite a bit.'

UPDATED 3.20PM | He says setting a date for the transition is as important as Harapan fulfilling its election manifesto.

LETTER | It is very mischievous of him to argue that the rakyat have no business in deciding who is PM.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad also says he can't guarantee who will be the best person to take over.

PARLIAMENT | The Bill is subsequently expected to be debated in the next Parliament session in March next year.

UPDATED | 7.20PM | I also sought the prime minister’s agreement to issue a statement on several issues, says the PKR supremo.