Sarawak: Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud Retains Power In Scandalous Malaysian Polls

Sarawak: Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud Retains Power In Scandalous Malaysian Polls   Vote-buying, intimidation and the systematic denial of voting rights are allowing Sarawak billionaire Chief Minister Taib Mahmud to prolong his 30-year grip over the state - Opposition wins vast majority of urban seats - Hundreds of thousands of natives deprived of voting rights   377,000 votes from a population of 2.4 million have been sufficient to enable Abdul Taib Mahmud ("Taib"), the controversial...

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