SINGAPORE, March 1 (NNN-Bernama) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Sunday congratulated Muhyiddin Yassin on being sworn in as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia.
“Spoke to Muhyiddin Yassin to congratulate him,” Lee tweeted.
“I am confident Singapore’s long-standing and multi-faceted relationship with Malaysia will grow under his leadership, and benefit both the peoples,” he added.
Bersatu president Muhyiddin took his oath of office as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia before the Malaysian King Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, at Istana Negara (national palace) Sunday.
Al-Sultan Abdullah appointed Muhyiddin as the new prime minister in accordance with Articles 40(2)(a) and 43(2)(a) of the Federal Constitution.
— NNN-BERNAMA
