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Anwar Ibrahim’s Cabinet appeases warlords, but not the public

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Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim's Cabinet ended up comprising 28 members instead of the 25 he had initially targeted.

Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim's Cabinet ended up comprising 28 members instead of the 25 he had initially targeted.

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- More than a week after taking power, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim made Malaysians wait an extra three hours before

unveiling a Cabinet

that featured three politicians who lost at the recent general election and a deputy premier facing dozens of graft charges.

He even took the coveted Finance Ministry for himself.

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