Malaysia is due for a general election by August 2018, but there’s been speculation Prime Minister Najib Razak may call it sooner to capitalize on a feel-good budget and an opposition in disarray. While analysts still expect Najib’s Barisan Nasional alliance -- in power for six decades -- to win a majority of seats, rising living costs threaten to chip away at the ruling coalition’s support.
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