Najib sacks critics Muhyiddin, Mukhriz from Umno

Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak on Friday sacked his former deputy from the ruling party and said he needed more time to think about a Cabinet reshuffle.

Former deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was sacked from the United Malays National Organisation (Umno), along with Mukhriz Mahathir, the son of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad.