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Malaysia’s Anwar under pressure after parliamentary setback complicates reform push
PoliticsSCMPmalay-mail15h ago2 sources

Malaysia’s Anwar under pressure after parliamentary setback complicates reform push

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim may face growing difficulty pushing through major reforms as Malaysia edges closer to its next general election, analysts have said, after a parliamentary setback exposed strains within his broad but fragile ruling coalition. The warning signs emerged when lawmakers failed to pass a constitutional amendment to limit the prime minister’s tenure to two terms – a reform widely expected to succeed given the government’s commanding majority. Anwar’s administration fell...

Who watches Malaysia’s watchdog? Controversy over anti-corruption chief strains reform agenda
WorldSCMP16d ago

Who watches Malaysia’s watchdog? Controversy over anti-corruption chief strains reform agenda

In Malaysia, one question about corruption keeps being asked by the public no matter who is in power: who investigates the investigators? Fresh allegations over the investments of the country’s top anti-corruption official have brought that conundrum back into sharp focus, with critics warning that trust in key institutions – and in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s reform promises – is on the line. The controversy centres on Azam Baki, chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission...