Malaysia

  • Jul 31, 2020
  • 2 min read

Sabah strife is mixed blessing for Malaysia’s premier

Sabah state will have snap polls after its government, led by an opponent of the nationally ruling coalition, collapsed

Malaysia
  • Jul 29, 2020
  • 2 min read

Najib verdict eases pressure on Malaysia’s premier

Najib Razak, a former prime minister, has been found guilty of corruption

Malaysia
  • Jul 22, 2020
  • 7 min read

Malaysia’s premier will likely call elections soon

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has shown command of a parliamentary majority, but only a thin one

Malaysia
  • Jul 21, 2020
  • 2 min read

Malaysia and Singapore will build on transit link deal

The two countries are set to move forward with construction of a much-delayed rapid transit system project

Malaysia
  • Jul 13, 2020
  • 2 min read

Result of Malaysia parliament vote buys Muhyiddin time

Parliament’s lower house has voted in support of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s move to replace its speaker

Malaysia
  • Jul 2, 2020
  • 2 min read

Indonesia and Malaysia will draw closer amid EU row

Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur are complaining to the WTO over the EU’s restrictions on biofuels derived from palm oil

Indonesia
  • Jun 29, 2020
  • 2 min read

Malaysia’s former premier will keep options open

Mahathir Mohamad says he is backing Shafie Apdal, chief minister of Sabah state, to be prime minister

Malaysia
  • Jun 22, 2020
  • 2 min read

Malaysia opposition disunity will help Muhyiddin

Ahead of parliament’s next sitting, the opposition is split over whom it wants to be premier instead of Muhyiddin Yassin

Malaysia