Malaysia’s embattled PM survives crucial budget test

Malaysia’s embattled prime minister survived a crucial test Thursday when MPs voted in favour of his budget — a much-needed boost for his crisis-wracked, nine-month-old government. Muhyiddin Yassin’s administration would almost certainly have collapsed, prompting general elections, if lawmakers failed to back the budget in parliament. He took power without a vote when a ruling coalition headed by Mahathir Mohamad fell apart amid bitter…