Malaysia’s Anwar flip-flops on petrol subsidy cuts: no means yes?

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim sparked confusion as he rowed back on long-threatened plans to slash petrol subsidies just days before the cuts were expected to take effect.Anwar has faced growing public pushback on concerns over rising living costs as his cash-strapped administration pursues plans to drop blanket subsidies on petrol and impose fresh taxes on imported goods like apples and cod.But on Thursday, the prime minister said that the government would no longer raise the price...