New Malaysia PM Anwar in Indonesia on First Foreign Trip
Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim thanked his Indonesian counterpart for his support after the election.
BOGOR, KOMPAS.com \- Malaysia's new prime minister met with Indonesia's president Monday, Jan. 9, on his first foreign trip after winning a confidence vote and cementing his mandate last month following an inconclusive election. Anwar Ibrahim, a long-time opposition leader, was sworn in as the country's 10th prime minister on Nov. 24, 2022, to head a unity government in a shaky alliance with the graft-tainted party of his former political rivals. He met Indonesian President Joko Widodo for talks at a presidential palace in Bogor, south of the capital Jakarta where he thanked his counterpart fo...