Malaysia’s Anwar faces rising pressure over key plan

Significance The opposition has highlighted BlackRock’s ties to Israel. The row comes at a time when Anwar -- a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause and Hamas in particular -- is looking to shore up his unity government’s position. Impacts A final decision on the Malaysia Airports privatisation will likely be made before the end of this year. The US government will continue to scrutinise Malaysia’s economic ties to Iran. Friction with Washington over the Israel-Hamas war would worsen markedly if Donald Trump became US president again.