Malaysia’s PM Anwar Flirts With Fundamentalist Party

Hoping that PAS will moderate its behavior is just wishful thinking

By: Dennis Ignatius

Anwar muses as Hadi (right) machinates in the background

In a recent interview, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he would not reject the possibility of Parti Islam se-Malysia, the rural-based religious component of the opposition Perikatan Nasional, joining his unity government subject to PAS accepting several core policies …