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2008-08-16 Southeast Asia

Huge turnout as Malaysia's Anwar launches election bid

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Posted by ryuge 2008-08-16 06:16|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Is a sodomy conviction not bad for politicians in that part of the world?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-08-16 12:17|| 2008-08-16 12:17|| Front Page Top

#2 This isn't the first time the PM of Malaysia has used sodomy allegations to punish a political opponent.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2008-08-16 13:04|| 2008-08-16 13:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Is a sodomy conviction not bad for politicians in that part of the world?

In Malaysia, newpaper companies are privately held, but must toe the line, or have their publishing licenses yanked. My guess is that nobody believes what the government is forcing newspapers to print.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-08-16 14:42|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-08-16 14:42|| Front Page Top

#4 The government of the day which has held power for 51 years and badly screwed the people for some 40 years is fast losing its support. See that in most M'sian blogs, e.g. :
http://tinyurl.com/36z8sd
http://tinyurl.com/55c4pv
http://tinyurl.com/6q5vsm

Posted by Duh! 2008-08-16 18:21|| 2008-08-16 18:21|| Front Page Top

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