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Malaysia’s Anwar hails ‘new dawn’
after political comeback
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KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition figurehead Anwar Ibrahim hailed “a new
dawn for Malaysia” Sunday after stunning election results that
cemented his political comeback after being sacked and jailed a
decade ago.
The performance has even revived talk of the
charismatic 60-year-old as a future prime minister, after the lost
decade that followed his 1998 fall from grace when he was convicted
on sex and corruption charges.
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Malaysian PM has no plans
to resign — spokesman
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has no
plans to resign, his spokesman said Sunday, despite leading the
ruling coalition to its worst ever election results.
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Myanmar’s junta rejects United Nations
proposal for observers at referendum
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YANGON: Myanmar’s junta Saturday refused to accept foreign
observers at a referendum set for May, further dimming any hopes for
reforms to bring democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi into their
election plans.
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Obama beats Clinton in Wyoming contest
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CASPER, Wyoming: Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama
trounced rival Hillary Clinton in Wyoming caucuses Saturday as their
tight race left them battling for every nominating delegate.
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HARBIN: The government in Hegang city, where a coal mine fire
on Wednesday left 13 miners trapped, issued an urgent circular on
Sunday asking that all 106 coal mines in the city halt production.
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