Malaysian PM to face no-confidence vote

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Updated June 18, 2008 19:48:18

A small party in Malaysia's ruling 14-party coalition is planning a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi next Monday. Mr Badawi's already under pressure to resign over dramatic rises in the cost of living. The Sabah Progressive Party or SAPP holds just two seats in Malaysia's 222-seat parliament. But after the huge losses suffered by Mr Badawi's ruling coalition in elections three months ago, around a third of the remaining seats are held by legislators from the eastern states of Sabah and Sarawak.

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