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Malaysia cracks down on planned rally in capital

AFP

Malaysian authorities Friday took action to prevent a mass political rally from going ahead this weekend, sealing off a square in the capital and serving a court order banning the protest. The rally calling for electoral reform comes at a precarious time for Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government…