KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is fighting through gusting economic headwinds as slow external demand hits a country that serves as a regional manufacturing hub and commodity exporter.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks at the Unity Government Convention in Kuala Lumpur in May. Anwar now must worry about a growing conservative bent among voters. (Photo by Norman Goh)
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