Anwar asks if Malaysia’s new cabinet is truly ‘clean’ as rights groups slam its lack of diversity

Malaysia’s reformist icon Anwar Ibrahim, until recently tipped to be the nation’s next prime minister, has questioned if the country’s new cabinet is truly free of corruption – even as activists come forward to criticise its reduced representation of women and ethnic minorities.Commenting on the 69-person line-up announced by new Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday, Anwar asked how the ruling Perikatan Nasional coalition’s cabinet and deputy ministers had been deemed “clean” in the first…