PUTRAJAYA - Malaysia’s education minister Maszlee Malik on Thursday (Jan 2) resigned from his position, marking the first cull Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is making in his Cabinet after months of speculation of a reshuffle.

Dr Maszlee, 45, a former university professor and first-term MP, had entered politics months before the May 2018 general election, and bore the most criticisms amongst the Cabinet ministers since taking up the post 20 months ago.