Will Anwar’s coalition in Malaysia implode amid Loke exit, Najib house arrest?

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim faces political challenges as his Pakatan Harapan coalition deals with criticism over the house arrest of ex-leader Najib Razak and the resignation of the transport minister. Despite setbacks in recent state elections and internal dissent, the coalition is not expected to collapse imminently.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has suffered a double whammy as his Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition scrambles to placate public outrage over disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak being granted house arrest, and the shock resignation of his transport minister in protest of the royal clemency. But observers do not expect the administration, already reeling from PH defeats in recent months in two state elections as federal allies turned against the coalition, to implode just yet. Anwar and PH’s...