KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s largest state went to the polls on Saturday in an election that poses a test for a ruling coalition deeply shaken by allegations of massive corruption linked to Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Malaysia’s ruling Barisan Nasional (National Front) is expected to comfortably retain its firm control of Sarawak, one of the country’s least-developed states.

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