Anwar, 70, pledged to support top-to-bottom reform of the country after the corruption-plagued ruling coalition that had governed for six decades was dramatically voted out last week. "Now there is a new dawn for Malaysia. I must thank the people of Malaysia," said Anwar, 70. Anwar was freed after being pardoned for a sodomy conviction that put him behind bars for three years, but that was widely viewed as trumped up. Jailed former opposition leader and current federal opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (L) shakes hands with a prison officer while posing for a photo as he speaks to the media after his return home following his release from hospital in Kuala Lumpur on May 16, 2018.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 16, 2018 06:45 UTC