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Keyword: Pan Malaysian Islamic Party(PAS)

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South-East Asia

Malaysian government shocked by scale of opposition rally

Abdar Rahman Koya

Dhu al-Qa'dah 20, 14282007-12-01

Just when prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was basking in glory after the usual praises poured on him at the end of the ruling UMNO's general assembly, he was jolted by a mammoth opposition-backed rally in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, on November 10. That tens of thousands of protesters heeded the silent invitation to join the rally calling for major reforms in the way elections are conducted, after countless threats and warnings from the prime minister and police chiefs, sends a signal that the people's resentment of the UMNO is even more than it was thought to be.

Special Reports

Implications of Anwar Ibrahim’s promotion of a moderate and west-friendly Islam

Abdar Rahman Koya

Rabi' al-Awwal 22, 14262005-05-01

Since his release last year after spending six-years in a Malaysian prison, Anwar Ibrahim has become a darling of the West for his promotion of an understanding of Islam that is regarded as ‘moderate’ and West-friendly. ABDAR RAHMAN KOYA in Kuala Lumpur reports.

South-East Asia

PAS loses out as UMNO makes a comeback in Malaysian elections

Abdar Rahman Koya

Safar 11, 14252004-04-01

The results of the general elections held on March 21 in Malaysia were as expected (see Crescent, March 2004): a return to the pre-Anwar-Ibrahim saga situation...

South-East Asia

Malaysia’s opposition in disarray as elections loom

Abdar Rahman Koya

Muharram 10, 14252004-03-01

A hundred days is generally accepted to be a reasonable time after which to gauge the progress or performance of a new government or political leader...

South-East Asia

Mixed by-election results reveal challenges facing Malaysia’s PAS

Abdar Rahman Koya

Jumada' al-Ula' 22, 14232002-08-01

Both Malaysia’s ruling coalition, led by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and the opposition Islamic Party (PAS) got shocks in by-elections in two constituencies left vacant by the death of Fadzil Noor...

South-East Asia

Memali, the massacred village, revisited

Abd Rahman

Ramadan 28, 14191999-01-16

About a decade ago, people in Malaysia had little choice but to rely on the tightly-controlled government media. There was no Internet, nor Harakah, the popular bilingual tabloid published by the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS).

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