1.   The Malaysian leader joined Japan last fall in pushing an Asians-only bailout fund that would exclude the International Monetary Fund.

2.   The Malaysian leader squared off against the billionaire George Soros.

3.   Then the Malaysian leader blinked.

4.   Then on Sunday night, before a standing-room-only crowd, Soros fired back at the Malaysian leader.

5.   Philippine President Joseph Estrada on Thursday met the eldest daughter of arrested Malaysian dissident leader Anwar Ibrahim and expressed his continued support for her father.

6.   Philippine President Joseph Estrada said Thursday that arrested Malaysian dissident leader Anwar Ibrahim, whom he considers a personal friend, should not waver in his fight for reforms.

7.   A Malaysian leader on Tuesday proposed forging the Southeast Asian nations into a world-class trading bloc, taking their vision of a free trade area a generation ahead.

8.   As host, the Malaysian leader has had a lot of input in the meeting.

9.   But the Malaysian leader has said he will not step down and has clamped down on pro-Anwar demonstrators.

10.   But the Malaysian leader has made clear his contempt for the courts and for due process.