Malaysia Opposition, Led by 92-Year-Old, Wins Upset Victory
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Re: Malaysia Opposition, Led by 92-Year-Old, Wins Upset Victory
#2What a surprise. I was certain that when Najib Razak will be cornered, he would've resorted to election rigging.
Looks like his rating tanked so hard, that even foul play on a level available to him did not gained much for him.
Congratulating Malaysian people.
Re: Malaysia Opposition, Led by 92-Year-Old, Wins Upset Victory
#3If any Malaysians can answer:
Recently Malaysia has been in news for increased religious extremism/fundamentalism. Can any improvement on this front be expected by the new government?
Re: Malaysia Opposition, Led by 92-Year-Old, Wins Upset Victory
#4As somebody who frequented Malaysia extensively in the first half of the 2000s (in the aftermath of the ruinous 1997 currency crisis) I’m very curious to see how the dynamic between Mahathir and Anwar plays out: the latter was a member of the former’s government during the crisis and the former had the latter jailed on what were wildly held to be trumped-up sodomy charges (as the article mentions). This is going to be a very awkward working relationship.
Re: Malaysia Opposition, Led by 92-Year-Old, Wins Upset Victory
#5As somebody who frequented Malaysia extensively in the first half of the 2000s (in the aftermath of the ruinous 1997 currency crisis) I’m very curious to see how the dynamic between Mahathir and Anwar plays out: the latter was a member of the former’s government during the crisis and the former had the latter jailed on what were wildly held to be trumped-up sodomy charges (as the article mentions). This is going to b…
> former had the latter jailed on (...) sodomy charges
Wow:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_Ibrahim_sodomy_trials
"Sodomy, even if consensual, is punishable by up to 20 years' imprisonment and whipping under Section 377B of the Malaysian Penal Code.[18]"
"(defined as "carnal intercourse against the order of nature")"
It's not written in the article how much, but it seems Anwar Ibrahim spent quite a lot of time in prison, more than once.
Re: Malaysia Opposition, Led by 92-Year-Old, Wins Upset Victory
#6If any Malaysians can answer: Recently Malaysia has been in news for increased religious extremism/fundamentalism. Can any improvement on this front be expected by the new government?
N.B. ‘Malays’ is an ethnic group (the supposedly-native ”people of the land” (bumiputra) Muslim majority); nationality of Malaysia is fairly mixed including Malays, ethnic Chinese, ethnic Indians, and even orang asli (”original people”). The correct term for this aggregate is Malaysians.
Re: Malaysia Opposition, Led by 92-Year-Old, Wins Upset Victory
#7If any Malaysians can answer: Recently Malaysia has been in news for increased religious extremism/fundamentalism. Can any improvement on this front be expected by the new government?
From my observation as a Malaysian Malay, I do not think that this change of government will stop the rise of Islamic fundamentalism. This Arabicization of Malaysia was started by Mr. Anwar Ibrahim who was imprisoned by Mr. Mahathir Mohamad and now became good friends and partners. Mr. Anwar is the de facto leader of the coalition that won the election.
Re: Malaysia Opposition, Led by 92-Year-Old, Wins Upset Victory
#8As somebody who frequented Malaysia extensively in the first half of the 2000s (in the aftermath of the ruinous 1997 currency crisis) I’m very curious to see how the dynamic between Mahathir and Anwar plays out: the latter was a member of the former’s government during the crisis and the former had the latter jailed on what were wildly held to be trumped-up sodomy charges (as the article mentions). This is going to b…
I've read accounts in the local media (in Malaysia and Singapore) that Mahathir will work at getting Anwar pardoned. Once pardoned, Anwar will run for a seat in Parliament. Once in, Mahathir would step aside and let Anwar become the Prime Minister.
How this would work in practice is, of course, pretty much unknown territory for now.
Re: Malaysia Opposition, Led by 92-Year-Old, Wins Upset Victory
#9If any Malaysians can answer: Recently Malaysia has been in news for increased religious extremism/fundamentalism. Can any improvement on this front be expected by the new government?
N.B. ‘ Malays ’ is an ethnic group (the supposedly-native ”people of the land” ( bumiputra ) Muslim majority); nationality of Malaysia is fairly mixed including Malays, ethnic Chinese, ethnic Indians, and even orang asli (”original people”). The correct term for this aggregate is Malaysians .
Correct. Just a minor typo at the end: it should be Malaysians.
Re: Malaysia Opposition, Led by 92-Year-Old, Wins Upset Victory
#10If any Malaysians can answer: Recently Malaysia has been in news for increased religious extremism/fundamentalism. Can any improvement on this front be expected by the new government?
N.B. ‘ Malays ’ is an ethnic group (the supposedly-native ”people of the land” ( bumiputra ) Muslim majority); nationality of Malaysia is fairly mixed including Malays, ethnic Chinese, ethnic Indians, and even orang asli (”original people”). The correct term for this aggregate is Malaysians .
I stand corrected. Thank you