AS the year comes to a close, we look back at the images that shaped 2018.
Among the many events that took place, one stands out: the May 9 general election. Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s story of a nonagenarian recalled back to power by the people, to end decades of Barisan Nasional rule made headlines around the world, as did the arrests that followed, of Malaysia’s forme first couple, Najib Razak and Rosmah Mansur on money and laundering charges. – December 29, 2018.
Fresh from victory at the polls, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (second left) and the other leaders of Pakatan Harapan meet the press at a hotel in Petaling Jaya on May 10, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 29, 2018.An aerial view shows protesters at Dataran Merdeka at a anti-International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination rally in Kuala Lumpur on December 8, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic Najjua Zulkefli, December 29, 2018.Pakatan Harapan leaders call a press conference at Yayasan al-Bukhary in Kuala Lumpur on May 12, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, December 29, 2018.Pakatan Harapan chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad and other leaders celebrate winning the 14th general elections at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur on May 9, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 29, 2018.A funeral is held for the six divers who died attempting to rescue a teenager who fell into a disused mining pool in Taman Putra Perdana, Puchong. – The Malaysian Insight pic, December 29, 2018.Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu has warm greetings for his guests at his Raya open house in Kampung Guar Petai in Penang. Once mocked for being out of style and lacking the appearance of a national leader, Mat Sabu has proved his mettle and his worth as a member of the Pakatan Harapan cabinet. –The Malaysian Insight pic by David ST Loh, December 29, 2018.Police confiscate boxes of luxury handbags during raids on residences linked to former prime minister Najib Razak and his family, in Kuala Lumpur on May 18, 2018. The handbags, jewellery and cash seized fill five trucks to make it the biggest police seizure of all time. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 29, 2018.The reconciliation of bitter rivals Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim, seen here campaigning together at the Port Dickson by-election in Negri Sembilan, on October 8, 2018, is one of the most talked-about events of 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, December 29, 2018.Anwar Ibrahim uses his mobile phone at home in Segambut, Kuala Lumpur on May 17, 2018. Anwar is expected to succeed Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who has agreed to step down about two years after taking office. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, December 29, 2018.A Fire and Rescue Department officer salutes as the helicopter brings home to Kedah the body of his fallen colleague, Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim, on December 18, 2018. The 24-year-old was beaten by a group of unknown persons during the riots at the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in USJ25 in Subang Jaya, on November 27. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, December 29, 2018.Pakatan Harapan supporters wave the party flags in jubilation after securing victory at the polls, in Putrajaya on May 10, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, December 29, 2018.New elected Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is mobbed by supporters after Friday prayers at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur on May 11, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, December 29, 2018.Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V starts the day in the Dewan Rakyat by addressing the newly sworn-in lawmakers thus: 'Yang berhormat, sila duduk dan jangan lari' (Yang berhormat, please sit down, don't run away), at the opening of the 14th Parliament on July 17, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, December 29, 2018.Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (C) makes a jaunty exit from the Kuala Lumpur High Court, where he has just claimed trial to 45 counts of criminal breach of trust, abuse of power and money laundering involving the sum of RM114.15 million. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, December 29, 2018.Media photographers snap away as the RM1 billion Equanimity docks at Port Klang, Selangor, on August 7, 2018. The luxury superyacht, which reportedly costs RM360,000 a year to maintain, is arriving from Indonesia, where it was seized at the behest of the US authorities investigating the 1MDB scandal. Its alleged owner, Low Taek Jho is said to have thrown many lavish parties attended by the Hollywood elite on board. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, December 29, 2018.An Orang Asli tribesman records with his handphone camera the dismantling of the natives' blockade by Forestry Department officers in the Kuala Betis forest reserve in Gua Musang, Kelantan, on August 27, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, December 29, 2018.Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib leaves the Kuala Lumpur Shariah Court on October 16, 2018, after his appeal was dismissed against a RM30 million divorce settlement awarded in 2016 to his former wife, Shahnaz Abdul Majid. The son of Sarawak governor Abdul Taib Mahmud is to pay the 'mutaah' in three instalments. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, December 29, 2018.The cleaning up begins after angry groups of people rampaged through the Sri Maha Mariamman temple compound and the surrounding areas, in Subang Jaya, Selangor on November 28, 2018. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, December 29, 2018.
Former prime minister Najib Razak (in songkok) takes the LRT to join protestors at an anti-ICERD rally in Kuala Lumpur, on December 8, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, December 29, 2018.A truck lies topsy-turvy on the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman temple compound in Subang Jaya, Selangor, in the silence that follows a bloody eruption of mob violence, on November 27, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, December 29, 2018.The PAS and Umno presidents in a show of unity during 'Himpunan Ummah' in Kampung Gajah, Pasir Salak, Perak on November 17, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, December 29, 2018.Freshly released from prison, Anwar Ibrahim waves to the waiting media at his house in Bukit Segambut, Kuala Lumpur, on May 16, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, December 29, 2018.Police set up a road block on the road leading to the Prime Minister's Office in Putrajaya while the nation waits with bated breath for the results of the general election on May 9, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, December 29, 2018.Barisan Nasional chairman Najib Razak and cohorts leave the stage at the end of the coalitions first press conference after tasting defeat in GE14, at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur, on May 10, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, December 29, 2018.Najib Razak and wife Rosmah Mansor leave the court complex in Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur on October 4, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, December 29, 2018.Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad poses for a photo op while casting his vote in Titi Gajah in Kedah, with his wife Dr Siti Hasmah in the background, on May 9, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by David ST Loh, December 29, 2018.The 93-year-old Dr Mahathir Mohamad addresses the electorate from the back of a pick-up truck on the national 'Jelajah Harapan' campaign trail in Taiping, Perak, ahead of the general election, on March 3, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, December 29, 2018.A protester makes himself heard at the the anti-ICERD rally at Merdeka Square on December 8, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, December 29, 2018.A man watches on his smartphone the live telecast of the swearing-in of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad while those around him celebrate Pakatan Harapan coming into power, outside the Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur on May 10, 2018 . – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, December 29, 2018.Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court under police escort on July 4, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, December 29, 2018.Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy (centre) is escorted by MACC to court at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex to be charged with tampering with the 1MDB audit report, in Kuala Lumpur on December 12, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 29, 2018.Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his wife Dr Siti Hasmah host an open house at Seri Perdana in Putrajaya on June 15, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, December 29, 2018.Rosmah Mansor, wife of former prime minister Najib Razak, leaves after giving a statement to investigators at Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters in Putrajaya on June 5, 2018. The former first lady's vast collection of Hermes Birkin bags has drawn public indignation and earned her the nickname of 'bag lady'. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 29, 2018.Former prime minister Najib Razak leaves the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex after being charged with criminal breach of trust in Kuala Lumpur on October 25, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 29, 2018.Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail wave after he wins the Port Dickson federal by-election in Negri Sembilan on October 13, 2018. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, December 29, 2018.
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