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...those are big questions in a country that is trying to secure its status as a model Muslim-majority democracy. Will Anwar - a man who once served as deputy prime minister until he had a political falling-out with his mentor and spent six years in jail - be able to bring down a ruling coalition that has governed Malaysia since independence? Or will Najib - the current deputy premier whose reputation has been tainted by the murder trial of his former advisor - take the helm and sustain the National Front's hold on power? Already, Anwar's power play has been...
...Minister to spend two years in a detention center for inciting racial hatred. Because Raja Petra's case came under the auspices of Malaysia's draconian Internal Security Act (ISA), a colonial-era relic used by the British to try to clamp down on insurgents without due process, the jail sentence was handed down without trial. International condemnation was swift, with a U.S. State Department spokesperson saying: "The detention of opposition leaders under the ISA would be viewed by the United States and the international community as a fundamental infringement of democratic rights and values...
Anwar is facing his own legal troubles. On Sept. 24, a court case against him, in which a male former aide accused his ex-employer of sodomy, was adjourned until Oct. 7. The charge was the same as one that landed Anwar in jail a decade ago. In 2004, that sex conviction was overturned. This time around, Anwar again denies any wrongdoing and says the allegations are retribution for his political resurrection. Certainly, Anwar's comeback has been remarkable. In late August, he won a by-election for a parliamentary seat in a landslide, placing him in position to become...
...that approach risks some loss of flavor. In Life (Fridays, 10 p.m. E.T.; preview debut Sept. 29), Damian Lewis plays Charlie Crews, a cop wrongly convicted of murder who returns from jail with a big cash settlement and a Zen outlook. Because of Lewis' brilliant portrayal of the eccentric Charlie, the show is perfectly enjoyable. It's just not compelling, mainly because the ongoing story of Charlie's search for justice is so isolated from the rest of the show that it seems meant for bathroom and snack breaks. Life could disappear for five years, and I'd probably enjoy...
...People Against Mining Waste, to stage protests and lobby in Jakarta. Says Tajudin Hema, one of the leaders of the antimine group: "We don't want to have waste in the sea, on the land or in the air." Tajudin last year was sentenced to 18 months in jail for inciting a violent 2006 protest during which a mob of 1,000 villagers attacked and burned down a guard post at the mine's jetty. (Tajudin says his conviction was overturned on appeal...