THE curtain comes down on an eventful year for Malaysians.
Among the events that left an indelible mark on people was the general election, which resulted in bitter rivals Umno, DAP and Gabungan Parti Sarawak putting aside their differences to form a unity government led by Anwar Ibrahim, putting an end to his decades-long struggle to reach the country’s top office. – December 31, 2022.
Collage shows first-time voters (top left to right) Mohd Afiq 21, Zhi Hsuen 18, Harenaeshwar 22, Nazira 19, Anna Ismail 20, Afif 21, Ain Noh 20, Meenaa Muniandi 24, Piretive 19, Lee Hui Ying 23, Emir Shaufy 21, and Emilia, 19, in Kuala Lumpur, on November 19, 2022. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 31, 2022.Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim gets ready to name his cabinet, in Putrajaya, on December 2, 2022. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 31, 2022.Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (right) speaks next to his deputy Mohamad Hasan at a press conference after a party meeting, at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur, on October 4, 2022. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 31, 2022.Former prime minister Najib Razak is escorted to Kajang prison after being found guilty of corruption on August 23, 2022. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 31, 2022.Rosmah Mansoor (right), wife of former prime minister Najib Razak, leaves the Kuala Lumpur High Court after being found guilty in a RM1.25 billion corruption case, in Kuala Lumpur on September 1, 2022. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 31, 2022.The Crackhouse Comedy Club is shut down on July 11, 2022 after a stand-up comedian is deemed to have insulted Islam in a comic act on its presmises. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, December 31, 2022.Education Minister Radzi Jidin on the election campaign trail in Keramat, Kuala Lumpur, on November 14, 2022. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal.Rosmah Mansor (in gold) leaves the Kuala Lumpur High Court on September 1, 2022. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, December 31, 2022.PKR president Anwar Ibrahim greets his supporters on election nomination day in Tambun, Perak, on November 5, 2022. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, December 31, 2022.A rescue worker takes a quick break during the search for missing people following a landslide at Father’s Organic Farm campsite in Batang Kali, near Genting Highlands on December 19, 2022. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 31, 2022.Rescuers work in the darkness in the search for the one person still missing after a landslide at Father’s Organic Farm campsite in Batang Kali, near Genting Highlands on December 23, 2022. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 31, 2022.Salehin Ibrahim shows the pole to which he was forced to cling on for dear life when water from a river washed away his dogs, in Sungai Lui, Hulu Langat, on January 11, 2022. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 31, 2022.A dog named Stoner cools off in the river at the K9 Cottage animal therapy centre in Sungai Lui, Hulu Langat, on January 11, 2022. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 31, 2022.Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim greeted by his supporters after performing friday prayers at the Putrajaya Mosque in Putrajaya on November 25, 2022. -The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, December 31, 2022.A general view of the Littoral Combat Ship during a visit to the Boustead Naval Shipyard in Lumut, Perak on August 13, 2022. - The Malaysian Insight/Kamal Ariffin, December 31, 2022.Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Anwar Ibrahim (C) along with DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke (R) and Amanah president Mohamad Sabu celebrate after won the highest number of parliamentary seats at 82 during the 15th general election at a hotel in Subang Jaya, Selangor on November 19, 2022. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 31, 2022.Pakatan Harapan chairman Anwar Ibrahim waves to members of the media as he arrives for the swearing-in ceremony as Malaysia’s 10th prime minister at the Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur on November 24, 2022. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 31, 2022.
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