KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ruling party United Malays National
Organization (UMNO) meets this week for talks that will chart its
future and see a new leader installed, one year after an electoral
drubbing that plunged the party into disarray.
The UMNO, which leads a coalition of race-based
parties, has dominated Malaysian politics since independence from
Britain 51 years ago.
BANGKOK: Thailand’s premier refused Sunday to bow to opposition
pressure and reshuffle his cabinet after he survived a no-confidence
vote, in the latest round of a bitter political feud in the kingdom.
XINING, China: Police have arrested six and 89 others surrendered after a riot in northwest China’s Qinghai Province Saturday, authorities said Sunday.
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