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Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will decide whether to proceed with early elections after police clashed with demonstrators seeking faster and more radical changes to the country’s voting rules.
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Malaysian police released all 512 protesters arrested during street clashes in Kuala Lumpur yesterday when as many as 50,000 people staged an illegal protest to press for “reform” and cleaner elections before national polls expected this year.
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Police fired tear gas and fought with protesters in Kuala Lumpur today as thousands of people marched calling for “reform” and cleaner elections, defying a new government ban on street protests in Malaysia before national polls expected this year.
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Malaysian protesters demanding fair elections plan to rally 100,000 people tomorrow without government permission in a test of Prime Minister Najib Razak’s pledge to allow greater freedom before a national vote.
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Lynas Corp., an Australian miner, said it’s been “very seriously” impacted by delays in being issued with a refining license in Malaysia where the first phase of the world’s biggest rare-earths plant is nearing completion.
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Private investment in Malaysia exceeded the government’s target last year as companies including Carrefour SA and General Electric Co. pledged to expand in Southeast Asia’s third-biggest economy.
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A Malaysian group that has staged protests to demand a more transparent election process called for a rally later this month in a challenge to Prime Minister Najib Razak as he prepares to hold a national vote.
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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was suspended from parliament for six months for making a false statement, prompting a mass walkout by coalition colleagues today.
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Malaysia’s government is discussing the possibility of an early election in May or June, ahead of the due date in early 2013, according to four officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks are private.
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Prime Minister Najib Razak said winning a clear majority in Malaysia’s upcoming general election will be “challenging” and a hung parliament could be detrimental for the Southeast Asian nation.
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