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Malaysia braces for polls, sidelining Anwar trial
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, on trial for sodomy, was acquitted on January 9. Had he been...
MalaysiaAnwar verdict could bolster Malaysian government
The Kuala Lumpur High Court today acquitted main opposition leader Anwar of sodomy following a...
MalaysiaReligion tensions may recede as Malaysian polls loom
Religious tensions have waxed and waned in Malaysia for years. Recently, they have spiked again...
MalaysiaMalaysian PM pins political hopes on democratic reform
Prime Minister Najib Razak on September 15 announced his government's decision to repeal the...
MalaysiaLiberty push by Malaysia's Najib faces political tests
Malaysia can not become the "best democracy in the world" as long as other laws restricting civil...
MalaysiaRussian arms sales to South-east Asia are on the rise
Continuing tensions over the South China Sea have led South-east Asian states to modernise their...
RussiaNajib's political future rests on economic policies
Some 10,000 protesters rallied in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday demanding electoral reforms such as...
MalaysiaWomen's quota will not remove Malaysia's systemic bias
In the latest phase of its affirmative action programme, the government has asked companies to...
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