Coronavirus: for Malaysia’s new leader Muhyiddin, a deadly litmus test

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s first month on the job has been a tortuous one: a health epidemic, economic woes and a powerful opposition force threatening a no-confidence motion in parliament are among the crises he has been faced with.Having come to power on the heels of a political coup that saw the shock resignation of the previous prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, the breakdown of former ruling coalition Pakatan Harapan after just 21 months of rule and the nation’s king…