Malaysia frees Anwar's daughter on bail

The eldest daughter of Malaysia's jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was freed on police bail yesterday after being held overnight for alleged sedition, as supporters and the United States condemned her detention. Nurul Izzah, 34, a member of parliament and popular public figure, was arrested after she last week read out in parliament portions of a statement by Anwar in which he questioned the independence of Malaysia's judiciary.