Kuala Lumpur

Muhyiddin’s resignation ends a tumultuous 17 months in office, the shortest stint of a Malaysian leader, but also hampers efforts to reboot a pandemic-stricken economy and curb a resurgence of COVID-19 infections. The Southeast Asian nation’s king appointed Muhyiddin as the caretaker prime minister until a new premier can be found, but did not give a timeline. King Al-Sultan Abdullah said he would invoke his constitutional power to appoint a prime minister.