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Across the World: Malaysia
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-04-04 08:03 New PM sworn in Najib Razak was sworn in as Malaysia's sixth prime minister on Friday, taking the reins of a country grappling with a sharp economic slowdown and a growing racial and religious divide. In a traditional ceremony at the yellow-domed national palace in Kuala Lumpur, Najib took the oath of office before the king, assuming the premiership from Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. (China Daily 04/04/2009 page11) |