Difference between the west’s responses to human suffering in Ukraine and Palestine defies reasoning, Anwar Ibrahim says
The Malaysian prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, says he has appealed directly to his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, to reinstate funding to UNRWA, arguing the aid agency was the most effective channel to “help the besieged civilians” of Gaza.
Continue reading...Former deputy PM who spent nearly a decade in jail takes office after five days of post-election deadlock
Anwar Ibrahim has been sworn in as the prime minister of Malaysia after five days of post-election deadlock were broken in a moment his supporters say was two decades in the making.
The 75-year-old rose from student activist to deputy prime minister in the 1990s, but was jailed on charges of corruption and “sodomy” before returning to parliament as opposition leader.
Continue reading...Opposition leader, who has been on the brink of power several times, claims to have enough support to lead, but doubts persist
Malaysia’s opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, will at last be granted an audience with the king on Tuesday, a meeting his supporters hope could lead to the culmination of his decades-long quest to lead the country.
Anwar stated last month that he had majority support from lawmakers required to form a new government, but an earlier meeting was postponed because the king was in poor health.
Continue reading...Appointment follows week of turmoil after collapse of Mahathir Mohamad government
Malaysia’s 94-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has lost a power struggle with an ex-interior minister in a shock twist that will return a scandal-plagued party to power.
Muhyiddin Yassin will be sworn as PM in on Sunday, royal officials said, after a week of turmoil that followed the collapse of a reformist government and Mahathir’s resignation as premier.
Continue reading...Prime minister Mahathir Mohamad’s resignation sets rival parties against each other and could result in a snap election
The country’s ruling alliance collapsed on Monday after the prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, the world’s oldest leader, shocked the nation by announcing that he would be stepping down. The king accepted his resignation but asked for him to stay on as interim leader. The country is now in limbo as rival parties rush to strike deals and form a government.
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