Asian trials.(Kuala Lumpur demonstrations; includes other regional news)(Politics This Week)(Brief Article)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: September 26, 1998 | Copyright information

Anti-government protests in Kuala Lumpur were led by the sacked deputy prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, who was then arrested. Police, who also questioned his wife, said his trial for alleged sexual offences would begin within a week. The riots took place as the Commonwealth Games, held in Malaysia with Britain's Queen Elizabeth attending, came to a close.

Keizo Obuchi, Japan's prime minister, met President Clinton in New York to discuss his country's failure to revive its sickly economy. Mr Obuchi returned to find his popularity as low as ever.

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