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Malaysia's Opposition Faces Increasing Tension

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Feb 05, 2009
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Pakatan Rakyat, the unlikely opposition coalition that ended the Malaysian national ruling coalition's 50-year grip on absolute power last March, faces the apparent collapse of its majority in the northern state of Perak and the possible trial, starting tomorrow, of its leader, Anwar Ibrahim, on sexual perversion charges.

In addition to Anwar's troubles,…

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