Voters in Malaysia went to the polls on Monday in a bitter race, effectively a referendum on the eighteen-year rule of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Asia's longest-serving elected leader. While Mahathir is expected to win an unprecedented fifth five-year term, he is also facing a stronger and more vocal opposition. This opposition has formed a four-party Barisan Alternatif (Alternative Front)...

This week's In The News covers the political dissension and civil protest in Malaysia. The nine resources discussed provide background information, news, analysis, and commentary. On September 2, an ongoing dispute over conflicting economic recovery policies impelled Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to oust Anwar Ibrahim, the acting Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister. The authoritarian...