Story Archive
2022-12-06
Military officials said that separatist insurgents from the nearby Deep South were behind the attack in Songkhla province.
2022-12-02
Anwar Ibrahim appoints himself finance minister amid rising inflation and looming recession.
2022-11-30
Southeast Asian nation has seen an increase in hate speech since formation of new “unity government.”
2022-11-29
A new Malay nationalist bloc and its constituent Islamic party performed much better than expected.
2022-11-28
Muhyiddin Yassin, Anwar’s rival contender for prime minister, insists that new leader proves majority support in House.
2022-11-24
Against all odds and after a closely fought election, the iconic opposition leader emerges as the new head of government in the multiethnic, multireligious nation.
2022-11-24
The king meets with Council of Rulers then breaks a post-election impasse by appointing Anwar as PM.
2022-11-23
But the 97-year-old veteran politician and country’s longest serving prime minister didn’t say whether he was quitting politics.
2022-11-23
Meanwhile, Malaysia’s king calls meeting of royals to consult on electoral deadlock.
2022-11-22
The monarch floated the idea of a “unity government,” but one of the two contenders rejected it outright.
2022-11-21
Graft-tainted Barisan Nasional won 30 of 221 parliamentary seats, down from 79 four years ago.
2022-11-19
Biden’s absence provides an opportunity for Xi to push back on U.S. influence in the Indo-Pacific.
2022-11-19
Anwar Ibrahim’s coalition and Muhyiddin Yassin’s bloc almost tied; ruling Barisan Nasional kicked to the curb.
2022-11-17
Some surveys indicate no party or coalition will win outright majority, raising prospect of hung parliament.