Malaysia

  • Feb 2, 2012
  • 6 min read

Malaysia braces for polls, sidelining Anwar trial

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, on trial for sodomy, was acquitted on January 9. Had he been...

Malaysia
  • Jan 9, 2012
  • 2 min read

Anwar verdict could bolster Malaysian government

The Kuala Lumpur High Court today acquitted main opposition leader Anwar of sodomy following a...

Malaysia
  • Oct 12, 2011
  • 6 min read

Religion tensions may recede as Malaysian polls loom

Religious tensions have waxed and waned in Malaysia for years. Recently, they have spiked again...

Malaysia
  • Sep 28, 2011
  • 6 min read

Malaysian PM pins political hopes on democratic reform

Prime Minister Najib Razak on September 15 announced his government's decision to repeal the...

Malaysia
  • Sep 19, 2011
  • 2 min read

Liberty 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...

Malaysia
  • Aug 15, 2011
  • 7 min read

Russian 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...

Russia
  • Jul 11, 2011
  • 2 min read

Najib's political future rests on economic policies

Some 10,000 protesters rallied in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday demanding electoral reforms such as...

Malaysia
  • Jul 8, 2011
  • 6 min read

Women's quota will not remove Malaysia's systemic bias

In the latest phase of its affirmative action programme, the government has asked companies to...

Malaysia