Malaysian Opposition Leader

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  Malaysian Opposition Leader Charged In $26 Million Graft Case

  Malaysia's opposition leader was Friday hit with 45 charges in a $26 million corruption case, a new blow to his beleaguered party which lost power in landmark elections this year.

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  Veteran Malaysian Leader Mahathir Scores Shock Election Win

  An alliance of opposition parties spearheaded by Mahathir Mohamad won Malaysia's general election, official results showed on Thursday, setting the veteran strongman on course for a return to the prime minister's Office he occupied for 22 years.

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  Malaysia Opposition Leader Arrested Over Corruption: Party

  A Malaysian opposition leader and vocal critic of scandal-hit Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested today for alleged corruption, in a move that could see the lawmaker jailed, a party official said.

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  UN Body Calls Detention of Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim 'Arbitrary'

  A UN body has determined that former Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been jailed illegally and called for his immediate release, according to a copy of the opinion released today by his family.

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  Wife of Malaysia's jailed Anwar Ibrahim to Run for his Seat

  The wife of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim today entered the race for the parliamentary seat vacated by her husband's recent jailing over a much-criticised sodomy conviction, a party official said.

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  Malaysian Police Free Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim's Daughter on Bail

  The eldest daughter of Malaysia's jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was freed on police bail today after being held overnight for alleged sedition, as supporters and the United States condemned her detention.

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  Malaysian Leader Anwar Ibrahim Jailed in 'Deplorable' Conditions

  Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is jailed in "deplorable" conditions in a small cell equipped only with a thin foam mattress on the floor, a squat toilet and a bucket for bathing, his daughter said today.

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  Malaysian Police Seize Cartoonist's Books

  Malaysian police today seized a cache of books by one of the country's best-known political cartoonists five days after the artist was detained for alleged sedition.

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  Cartoonist Arrested for Criticizing Malaysian Opposition Leader's Ruling

  One of Malaysia's best-known political cartoonists has been arrested for sedition over a Twitter posting that criticized the jailing of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, the artist's wife said today.

• Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim Dismisses Offers of Exile Abroad

  Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has rejected offers of asylum abroad ahead of a final appeal in October on a sodomy conviction that could see him jailed, a political aide said on Monday.

• Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cover-up alleged as 'black box' locator nears

  Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim accused the government of hiding information on Flight MH370, as a black-box detector was expected Friday in the search zone.

• Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim convicted of sodomy

  Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was convicted of sodomy on Friday in a fresh threat to the career of a charismatic politician who helped turn around the country's once-hapless opposition.

• Malaysian police ban opposition rally: reports

  A rally planned for Wednesday night by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to protest against election results has been declared illegal by the Malaysian police.

• Malaysian leader denies involvement in sex video

  Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim Tuesday lodged a police complaint denying that he was the man in a sex video that emerged Monday, saying such allegations surface every time during elections in the country.Anwar filed the complaint at the Dang Wangi police station in the capital. He came along with his wife, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, and seve...

• Malaysia's Anwar seeks to block sodomy charge

  Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has asked a Malaysian court to throw out a sodomy charge against him.