KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s opposition leader was arrested yesterday on suspicion of corruption, a fresh blow to his party which was ousted at elections this year after six decades in power, reports AFP. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, a former deputy premier and ally of scandal-mired ex-leader Najib Razak, was detained after being questioned by anti-corruption authorities. He will be charged Friday. He is head of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the lynchpin in a coalition of parties that ruled Malaysia from independence in 1957 until their shock defeat in May polls.