Malaysia's DAP votes to stay in ruling coalition, easing pressure on Anwar

PoliticsParty holds referendum to decide after three state election defeatsAnthony Loke, secretary-general of Malaysia's Democratic Action Party, one of the members of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's ruling coalition, speaks to delegates at the party's annual congress on August 16 at the Putrajaya International Conventi

A crucial ally of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling alliance voted on Sunday to stay in government, giving him breathing room after months of uncertainty over whether the biggest party in the coalition would remain in cabinet. But the Democratic Action Party’s (DAP) decision also raises the stakes for its

Nearly nine in 10 voted at the Democratic Action Party’s congress for its ministers to stay on in the Cabinet.