The daunting task facing new Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim: uniting a divided country
- Written by James Chin, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Tasmania
It’s been some journey for Anwar Ibrahim, the new Malaysian prime minister appointed last month. It took 24 years to go from being the country’s deputy prime minister in 1998 to becoming the prime minister today, at 75 years old. Along the way, he was jailed twice, found guilty on charges of sodomy, beaten up by the police commissioner,...
