Anwar Ibrahim

12 May 2013

Malaysia's governing coalition extended its unchallenged success in the national elections ever since our neighbouring country's independence from Britain in 1957.

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Splits emerge within ranks of Anwar's party in Malaysia

11 May 2013

Less than a week after Malaysia's opposition led by the charismatic Anwar Ibrahim posted its best election performance yet, dissent has broken out within his People's Justice Party (PKR), worrying...

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Malaysian opposition rally speakers warned of sedition charges

10 May 2013

Police said they may pursue sedition charges against speakers at a mass rally organised by Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to protest against alleged election fraud.

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Malaysian rally to protest election ‘fraud’ draws huge crowd

8 May 2013

At least 40,000 supporters of Malaysia’s opposition held a rally near Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday to protest alleged vote fraud, with its leader Anwar Ibrahim vowing to the crowds he would expose...

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Malaysia's Anwar vows to present evidence of election fraud

7 May 2013

Anwar Ibrahim vowed on Tuesday his Malaysian opposition would soon present evidence of government cheating in bitterly fought weekend elections as he called for a “fierce” campaign for electoral...

1:53AM

Anwar urges protest over 'worst electoral fraud' in Malaysia

7 May 2013

Prime Minister Najib Razak was sworn in for a second term by Malaysia's king yesterday, as opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim called for a rally tomorrow to protest at a victory he said was achieved...

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Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

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It makes sense that a very large country like China wants to lift its international influence

French foreign minister Laurent Fabius on China's hope to preside over the G20 summit in 2016...

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Anwar shows no sign of giving up despite defeat

Malaysia's charismatic opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim lost an election many saw as his best shot at becoming prime minister, but he is not going down without a fight. Political observers believe...

2:39AM

Malaysia's Najib feels the heat from 'Chinese tsunami'

By the numbers, Najib Razak was the winner of Sunday's Malaysian election, eking out a simple majority to keep his National Front coalition in power. But with a furious opposition demanding an...

2:43AM

MALAYSIA

Najib Razak sworn in as opposition protests Malaysia poll

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak began a second term on Monday after the coalition which has ruled for 56 years held on to power in elections branded as fraudulent by a bitter opposition.

9:21PM

MALAYSIA

Malaysia ruling coalition extends rule despite worst electoral showing

The National Front won 133 seats in the 222-member parliament, down from 140 in 2008 and well short of the two-thirds majority that Najib had aimed to capture. The opposition won 89 seats, up from...

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MALAYSIA

Malaysian news websites 'targeted in election cyberattacks'

News websites say they have been targeted by cyberattacks ahead of today's elections in Malaysia. The attacks have filtered content and throttled access to websites, depriving online voters of...

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