November 18, 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Tennis players (L-R) James Blake and John McEnroe of the United States, Bjorn Borg of Sweden and Roger Federer of Switzerland shake hands after an exhibition match in Kuala Lumpur, November 18, 2008. Syamsul Bahri Muhammad / ZUMA Press.
November 17, 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Tennis players (L-R) John McEnroe and James Blake of the United States, Roger Federer of Switzerland and Bjorn Borg of Sweden pose for photographers in front of Malaysia’s Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, November 17, 2008. The players will play in an exhibition match, Showdown KL 2008 on Tuesday. Syamsul Bahri Muhammad / ZUMA Press.
November 08, 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - A Malaysian buys meat at a market in Kuala Lumpur, November 8, 2008. Malaysia announces an additional USD 2 billion into the economy in 2009 to boost spending, but warned that growth will still slow down amid global gloom. Malaysia also will work together with its neighbor Singapore and the ASEAN during the global economic crisis. Syamsul Bahri Muhammad / ZUMA Press.
October 25, 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - A Malaysian Hindu devotee performs a prayer at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, October 25, 2008. Malaysian Hindu community will celebrate Deepavali on Monday. Deepavali falls on the first day of the seventh month of the Hindu lunar calendar. Syamsul Bahri Muhammad / ZUMA Press
September 15, 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysian opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim speaks to supporters during a rally in Petaling Jaya, outside Kuala Lumpur. Anwar, who has set tomorrow as the deadline to take over the government, admitted that it might not occur on the date itself, however added he has enough support to topple the goverment, and will meet with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to discuss on the handover.
September 13, 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia’s opposition leaders, Lim Kit Siang (L) of Democratic Action Party, Anwar Ibrahim (C) of People’s Justice Party and Abdul Hadi Awang of Parti Islam se-Malaysia, share a light moment during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur September 13, 2008. Malaysia’s opposition alliance has deferred a planned to take over the government, which initially set for September 16. The plan went into hitch after the government’s move to ship about 50 of its lawmakers to Taiwan this week for a week-long “study tour”. He needs 30 of the 140 coalation lawmakers to defect in order to form a new government.
August 31, 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - A Malaysia’s Islamic authority officer looks through a telescope during moonsighting of Ramadan, the eighth month in Islamic lunar calendar, over the sky of Kuala Lumpur, August 31, 2008. Moonsighting, or “Rukyah”, is a scanning of sky at the end of a month, in search of the new moon to proclaim a beginning of Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month where Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.
August 31, 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - A BASE jumper leaps before parachuting down from Malaysia’s landmark KL Tower in Kuala Lumpur, August 31, 2008. BASE jumping, an acronym for Building, Antenna, Span and Earth jumping is a yearly event held in conjunction with anniversary of the country’s independence on August 31. Malaysia celebrates its 51th National Day this year.
August 31, 2008 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysians march with flags during National Day parade, celebrating the 51st anniversary of independence, in Kuala Lumpur August 31, 2008.