Malaysia's king yesterday said the appointment of Muhyiddin Yassin as PM during turmoil this year was proper and constitutional. Muhyiddin's appointment on March 1 has been challenged by the opposition who say it was not clear that Muhyiddin had majority support from among the 222 members of parliament's lower house. The lower house speaker had initially approved a motion tabled by Muhyiddin's 94-year-old predecessor, Mahathir Mohamad, seeking a vote of no confidence in Muhyiddin, but the vote was postponed indefinitely after the government shortened Monday's meeting, only allowing time for the royal address.