Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar Ibrahim
Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim (born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who served as Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister from 1993 to 1998. Early in his career, he became a protégé of the Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad, but subsequently emerged as the most prominent critic of Mahathir's administration. In 1999, he was sentenced in a highly controversial trial to six years in prison for corruption, and in 2000, to another nine years for alleged homosexual acts. However, in 2004,... read more
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Malaysia’s prime minister loses most from Anwar trial — Barry Wain
From The Malaysian Insider Dated 10 February 2012 FEB 10 — Malaysians expressed a collective sigh of relief when Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted of sodomy charges in early January. Their groan of dismay over the prosecution’s subsequent decision to appeal was equally palpable. For most Malaysians,...
Even after Anwar’s acquittal, politics will likely stay dirty — Bridget Welsh
From The Malaysian Insider Dated 10 February 2012 FEB 10 — Malaysia recently hit the headlines after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted of sodomy charges, although the prosecution has already filed an appeal. The case is entirely political and reflects the government’s willingness to use the judiciary...
Dr M: Anwar wants to westernise Malaysia’s laws
From The Malaysian Insider Dated 9 February 2012 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad slammed his former protégé Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for claiming the country’s laws are archaic and need to be replaced with western laws in line with fundamental human rights. The former...
Anwar’s rebound — Jamil Maidan Flores
From The Malaysian Insider Dated 8 February 2012 FEB 8 — In October 1998, then-Foreign Minister Ali Alatas of Indonesia made a quick, unpublicised trip to Kuala Lumpur. His mission: to convey to Malaysia’s leaders the deep personal concern of then-Indonesian President Habibie at the beating that former...
Anwar Ibrahim dan teori konspirasi, konspirasi, konspirasi… — Zaini Hassan
From The Malaysian Insider Dated 7 February 2012 8 FEB — Saya terbaca satu rencana bertajuk The 30 greatest conspiracy theories atau 30 teori konspirasi terbesar yang diperkatakan orang di dunia. Sungguh menarik cerita-cerita itu. Malangnya cerita mengenai teori konspirasi Anwar Ibrahim, yang juga menjadi terhebat di abad...
Anwar dan Israel — Awang Selamat
From The Malaysian Insider Dated 5 February 2012 5 JAN — Seperti biasa, Ketua Pembangkang, Anwar Ibrahim akan menafikan apa sahaja yang diperkatakan setelah ia menerima kritikan ramai dan menjadi kontroversi. Bukan sekali tetapi sudah acap kali. Untuk ‘menyelamatkan diri’, media pula dipersalahkan. Terbaru, kenyataan Anwar dalam wawancara...
The truth about Malaysia and Israel
From The Malaysian Insider Dated 2 February 2012 FEB 3 — It comes as no surprise that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim got into trouble with the federal government and Umno when he came out stating that he would support a final resolution to begin lifting sanctions against Israel....
Politics in Malaysia: Najib at bay
From The Economist Dated 2 February 2012 WHEN the leader of the Malaysian opposition, Anwar Ibrahim, was acquitted by a high court judge last month on controversial charges of sodomy, supporters in the government of the reforming prime minister, Najib Razak, were able to claim it as...
Analysis: Malaysia's opposition plots unlikely path to power
From Reuters Dated 1 February 2012 DENGKIL, Malaysia (Reuters) - Anwar Ibrahim is free and he knows how to work a crowd.
Malaysia’s opposition plots unlikely path to power
From The Malaysian Insider Dated 1 February 2012 DENGKIL, Feb 1 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is free and he knows how to work a crowd. Wading into a throng of supporters at a rally near the capital Kuala Lumpur last week, the veteran Malaysian opposition leader was...
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