Winning back hearts and minds
Abdullah Badawi is known as the Mr Nice Guy of Malaysian politics. But he will need to add grit to his charm if he is to harness investor confidence by winning back the ground lost to the Islamic party, Pas, in 1999. Pauline Loong was in Kuala Lumpur taking the political pulse as well as assessing Malaysia's chances of becoming the global centre for Islamic finance and the opportunities for international players.
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