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Malaysian rally to protest election "fraud" draws big crowd

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - At least 40,000 supporters of Malaysia's opposition held a rally near Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday to protest alleged vote fraud, with its leader Anwar Ibrahim vowing to the crowds he would expose the cheating he says cost them an election win.Full story

Malaysia's "class war" fuels opposition election hopes

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Boasting a fast-growing economy and riding a $2.6 billion deluge of government handouts to poorer voters, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak would seem to have the recipe for electoral success on Sunday. Full story

ING targets May launch of $1.2 billion Thai bank stake sale: sources

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - ING NV <ING.AS> is aiming for May to launch the sale of its $1.2 billion stake in Thailand's TMB Bank <TMB.BK>, as the Dutch financial services company awaits the end of Malaysia's election to include more bidders, sources familiar with the matter told Reu Full story

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