document.write(parent.prscreen) Published by The Malaysian InsiderJuly 18, 2008 WASHINGTON, DC, July 18 — United States Senator Joseph Biden Jr today called on Kuala Lumpur not to repeat the mistakes of the past in prosecuting opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, urging the Prime Minister “to drop this political attack on a respected opposition figure”. Biden, … Read more
Charges Are Filed As Alliance Seeks To Topple BadawiBy JAMES HOOKWAY, Asian Wall Street Journal July 17, 2008 Malaysian police arrested opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on suspicion of sodomy, setting the stage for another confrontation between his supporters and the ruling National Front government 10 years after Mr. Anwar was arrested and later jailed on … Read more
By the New York Times July 17, 2008 BANGKOK — In what seemed a reprise of one of the more unusual moments in recent Malaysian history, police officers wearing ski masks seized the country’s most prominent opposition politician, Anwar Ibrahim, on Wednesday and took him to jail on suspicion of sodomy. After saying he would … Read more
By Manirajan Ramasamy and Angus WhitleyBy Bloomberg.com July 16, 2008 04:30 EDT July 16 (Bloomberg) — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was arrested following accusations he had sex with a male aide, 10 years after he was jailed for a similar charge that was later quashed. Stocks and the ringgit extended declines. Anwar, 60, was … Read more
Written by the Sydney Morning Herald Published by The Malaysian Insider July 9, 2008 JULY 9 – There is a political storm building in Malaysia that Australia cannot afford to ignore. The decision by the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, to seek to avoid the worst of the turbulence when he flies into Kuala Lumpur on … Read more
By the Australian Financial ReviewJuly 8, 2008 JULY 8 — As an underground rocker, Joe Kidd ticks all the boxes — long hair, black jeans, angular features and an undergraduate sense of humour. He’s unhinged and has no recognised songs. But he does have a signature move. When performing “Licking Ass to Get Ahead???, he … Read more
By Hannah Beech, TIMEMonday, July 7, 2008 A sex case that is engrossing Malaysia’s public and stirring political unrest is getting even more bizarre. No, not the scandal surrounding political opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who was accused last month in a police report of sodomizing a 23-year-old male aide. This case involves Abdul Razak Baginda … Read more
ocument.write(parent.prscreen) Published by thespec.comBy Gwynne DyerIndependent July 5, 2008 Reading the first reports about the accusations against Malaysia’s opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, I had to check the date at the top of the page. Had there been a time-slip? Was this file 10 years old? For Anwar to be accused of sodomy again, 10 years … Read more
By Simon Tisdall, The Age July 5, 2008 A NATIONAL drama involving leading government figures, conspiracy claims, personal smears, sodomy allegations and a grisly murder appears to be driving Malaysia towards its biggest political upheaval since independence in 1957. Act one of this unfolding epic was played out in March’s general elections, when the ruling … Read more
By Thomas Fuller, International Herald Tribune (Web Edition)November 15, 2006 Malaysia’s prime minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, said Wednesday that frayed relations between the country’s religious and racial groups had reached a “worrying” level and warned that the government would not hesitate to crack down to preserve peace between them. “Freedom has its limits,” Abdullah said … Read more