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Politics● ElevatedSep 21 · Sep 21, 2026, 9:00 AM

Will Anwar’s coalition in Malaysia implode amid Loke exit, Najib house arrest?

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has suffered a double whammy as his Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition scrambles to placate public outrage over disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak being granted house arrest and the shock resignation of his transport minister in protest against the royal clemency. But observers do not expect the administration, already reeling from PH defeats in two recent state elections as federal allies turned against the coalition, to implode just yet. Anwar and PH’s reformist...

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