Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Pak Lah – “Who is Anwar”?

By Kit

February 15, 2008

BELIEVE IT OR NOT series (1) 2008 General Election

Let us start a new series – “2008 General Election – Believe it or not?” starting with the following:

M’sian PM has ‘forgotten’ about Anwar Thu, Feb 14, 2008 AFP KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14, 2008 (AFP) – Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Thursday insisted dissident politician Anwar Ibrahim was not a factor in upcoming elections, saying he had “forgotten” about him. Anwar has objected to the timing of the polls on March 8, just a month before he is eligible to run for office after a ban expires, saying it was designed to keep him out of the race. “Nothing to do with that,” Abdullah said after a meeting with top leaders of the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). “We have forgotten about Anwar. I don’t remember about Anwar,” he told reporters.

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