Malaysia's commodities minister to discuss resignation with PM

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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said on Thursday she would meet the country's prime minister to discuss possibly stepping down from her po

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said on Thursday she would meet the country's prime minister to discuss possibly stepping down from her post, one of the most important portfolios in the Cabinet.

Polls are not due until next year but calls for an early general election have been growing - particularly within Datuk Seri Ismail's ruling party Umno, following a string of recent local election victories. Ms Zuraida said she planned to meet Mr Ismail"soonest" to discuss her resignation as commodities minister - a key portfolio in Malaysia, the world's second-largest producer of palm oil.

Since 2018, Malaysia has had three prime ministers and seen the collapse of two governments, amid political turmoil.

 

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