The Malaysians protest against the high costs of living, and the student, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Al -Tawzah News protest

Rally, which was organized by opposition parties, is the first major protest in the sixth largest economy in Southeast Asia since the Anwar elections in 2022.

Thousands of Malaysians moved to the streets to protest High cost of living And a noticeable shortage of reform by the government of the unity of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

The Saturday gathering, organized by the opposition parties, is the first major protest in the sixth largest economy in Southeast Asia since Anwar was pushed into power in the elections in 2022.

The demonstrators gathered at various points in the capital, Kuala Labor, before they took place in the field of independence, and carried banners saying: “Received Anwar”, where dozens of police officers were closely watching.

“Anwar has already ruled the country for three years and has not fulfilled the promises he made,” said Fawti Mahmoud, 35, from Celangor outside the capital.

“Anwar was” to many countries to bring investments, but we have not seen anything yet. “The cost of living is still high.”

Rob McBraide of Al -Jazeera, who was reported by Kuala Lumpur, said the demonstrators “clearly believed” that the Prime Minister had not met the reforms and transparency he promised when he was elected.

“This is one of the biggest protests that we have seen on the streets of Kuala Labor for several years,” he said. “The demonstrators call Ibrahim to step down.”

Anwar, the Prime Minister, was appointed on a reform ticket and promised to address corruption, favoritism and favoritism within the country’s broken political system.

Days before the assembly, setting a series of popular measures aimed at addressing voter fears, including a cash bulletin for all adult citizens and promised to reduce fuel prices.

On Wednesday, Anwar announced that the Malaysians over the age of 18 would get one time batch of 100 Rangeit ($ 23.70), to be distributed from August 31. He added that about 18 million Malaysian drivers will be eligible to buy highly supported Octane fuel ($ 0.49).

Political analysts have looked at the ads as a strategic step to satisfy general frustration and discourage people from joining a protest on Saturday.

However, a survey issued in June and its independent wage Merdica Center for Opinion Research I found that the majority of voters agreed to how Anwar did his work. The approval rating received 55 percent.

The reasons included alleviating political turmoil in recent years, in addition to the efforts made to raise the Malaysia profile through this year’s presidency of The Association of Southeast Asian Countries.