There is no clear successor for Muhyiddin, who will be the shortest-serving premier in Malaysian history, but an election looks unlikely as the country faces its worst Covid-19 wave yet and an economic downturn
Taiwan shares slid even as the island's exports rose for a 13th straight month in July and set a new record amid sustained strong demand for tech products to support remote working
China has laid claim to nearly all of the South China Sea and has built numerous military outposts on small islands and atolls, angering other countries with competing claims to the waters.
Schools and universities will be closed, except for those sitting for international exams, though childcare centres and kindergartens will be allowed to open.
The plantation giant listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in 2012, as an investor favourite at an offer price of 4.55 ringgit ($1.13) per share in what was hailed as the world's second largest IPO after Facebook.