Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday said he would submit an appeal to the king to end a state of emergency imposed to fight the coronavirus, which he described as a move by the prime minister to cling to power.Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah on Tuesday declared a national state of emergency to curb the spread of the virus and suspended parliament, which the opposition said was Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s ploy to retain control amid a power struggle.In a letter sent…

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