KUALA LUMPUR: New Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday he would also serve as finance minister as he unveiled a leaner Cabinet with many new faces in his unity government.

In a move that appeared to contradict his anti-corruption platform, Anwar named the graft-tainted head of a smaller bloc as one of his two deputies.

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