Maszlee demands apology from Asyraf over communism claim, World Bank halts payments to Myanmar after coup

Among the headlines for Friday, February 26, 2021, Maszlee Malik has threatened to haul Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki to court if the latter does not retract his claim that the previous Pakatan Harapan administration had intentionally glorified communists.

 

Also, the World Bank halted payments to projects in Myanmar on withdrawal requests that were made after the coup, the bank said in a letter to Myanmar’s finance ministry.

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