Story Archive
2022-09-08
Indonesia and Malaysia are vulnerable to Beijing’s influence efforts, while the Philippines is more resilient, Freedom House finds.
2022-09-05
Najib Razak remains an MP while king considers plea, but a lawyer says he cannot contest elections unless he’s pardoned.
2022-09-01
Rosmah Mansor’s conviction comes days after her husband, the former PM, was sent to prison for corruption.
2022-08-31
High Court is expected to rule Thursday on whether Rosmah Mansor is guilty of soliciting and accepting bribes.
2022-08-26
A general election could be held this year “before the late December annual flooding season,” one analyst says.
2022-08-24
Party will push narrative that Najib was victimized, which may gain it voters’ sympathy, they say.
2022-08-23
Former leader has been sentenced to 12 years for abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money-laundering.
2022-08-22
Held at a U.S. military prison in Cuba since 2006, the trio have been in court only once.
2022-08-19
A government committee says the Boustead Naval Shipyard lacked proper capital when it received the $2 billion contract.
2022-08-19
Federal Court also rejects another request by the ex-leader’s lawyer to postpone the appeal.
2022-08-18
However, the Federal Court denied the lead counsel’s request.
2022-08-16
Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor could face 20 years in a Malaysian prison if convicted on each of three counts over unauthorized payments to Singaporean firms.
2022-08-16
The ex-prime minister asked the Federal Court to toss his conviction in a case tied to the 1MDB corruption scandal.
2022-08-15
New attorney for the former prime minister says the defense team wants to introduce new evidence.
2022-08-10
Filed on behalf of 13 Bangladeshis, the suit seeks damages from Kimberly-Clark and Ansell.