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New Malaysia PM Anwar in Indonesia on first foreign trip

BOGOR, Indonesia: Malaysia's new prime minister met with Indonesia's president Monday 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 November 24 to head a unity government in a shaky alliance with the graft-tainted party of his former political rivals.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo attend a honor guard ceremony at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java on January 9, 2023. AFP PHOTO