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...independence this past summer, but the celebratory pageantry masked an underlying identity crisis. In many ways, the country is a success story, the very model of a modern Asian nation. Buoyed by oil revenue, capital Kuala Lumpur bristles with skyscrapers and industrial parks, while a massive administrative capital called Putrajaya has risen from what were palm-oil plantations two decades ago. In September, Malaysia's first astronaut blasted into space, his flight mirroring the nation's ambitions. Poverty has been reduced from half the population at independence to just 5% today, as an affirmative-action policy created a prosperous Malay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Identity Crisis | 11/28/2007 | See Source »

...came back after serving six months in jail for his drug conviction to win re-election as mayor in 1994. After his victory last week, he crowed, "I'm back." UPHELD. The conviction of ANWAR IBRAHIM, 57, ex-Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia; on charges of corruption; in Putrajaya. He was freed from prison three weeks ago after a reversal of his sodomy conviction, and has since vowed to push for democratic reform. But his failure to overturn the corruption conviction means he is barred from political office until 2008. ARRESTED. MACAULAY CULKIN, 24, actor and former child star famed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 9/21/2004 | See Source »

UPHELD. The conviction of ANWAR IBRAHIM, 57, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia; on charges of corruption; in Putrajaya. Malaysia's Federal Court last week ruled there was no new evidence to warrant reconsideration of the case, which alleged Anwar had used his political power to block a 1998 police investigation into sodomy charges against him. Anwar was released from prison three weeks ago after a dramatic reversal of his sodomy conviction, and since then has vowed to push for democratic reforms. His failure to get the corruption conviction overturned means he is barred from holding political office until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 9/20/2004 | See Source »

FREED. ANWAR IBRAHIM, 57, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia; after six years in prison; when the nation's top court overturned a 1998 conviction for sodomy that led to his removal from office and triggered a major political crisis; in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Once considered the heir apparent to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who retired last year, Anwar maintained that he was being persecuted for having crossed his former boss. When Mahathir fired him in 1998, Anwar led thousands in protests demanding democratic reform...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Sep. 13, 2004 | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

FREED. ANWAR IBRAHIM, 57, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia; after six years in prison; when the nation's top court overturned a 1998 sodomy conviction that led to his removal from office and a major political crisis; in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Once considered the heir apparent to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who retired last year, Anwar maintained that he was being persecuted for having crossed his former boss. When Mahathir fired him in 1998, Anwar had led tens of thousands in demanding democratic reform, in the largest demonstrations Malaysia had seen in decades. DISMISSED. Sexual-assault charges against KOBE BRYANT...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 9/9/2004 | See Source »

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