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Honeymoon is over for Malaysia’s PM Anwar, barely three months on

PM Anwar Ibrahim proclaimed a zero-tolerance stance towards corruption, vowing to sack Cabinet members guilty of bribery. PHOTO: AFP
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KUALA LUMPUR - It was an impressive start.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim proclaimed early on in his leadership a zero-tolerance stance towards corruption, vowing to sack Cabinet members guilty of bribery.

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