Malaysia’s Anwar faces a tough fight as bellwether state Sabah closes ranks
Malaysia’s election season kicks into full gear this weekend, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration forced to juggle national interests and aspirations of autonomy in make-or-break state Sabah as sentiments of “Sabah for Sabahans” quickly gain ground. The November 29 election in Sabah, one of two states on Malaysian Borneo, is widely seen as a gauge of Anwar’s popularity beyond his strongholds in the peninsula and a potential indicator of how well he could do in his presumed...