politicsSouth China Morning Post·Aug 27, 2026
Malaysia’s former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob pleaded not guilty in a Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Thursday to failing to declare millions of ringgit in local and forei...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Aug 27, 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is looking to push back national elections until the second half of next year, people familiar with the matter said, as state poll defeats...
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politicsToronto Star·Aug 27, 2026
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was charged Thursday with failing to declare his assets, making him the nation's third leader t...
politicsBloomberg·Aug 27, 2026
Malaysia’s ex-Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was charged for falsely declaring assets on Thursday, becoming the latest former leader to face criminal proceedings in the Sout...
politicsBloomberg·Aug 26, 2026
Malaysian authorities have detained a former Treasury secretary-general over a probe into mismanagement of Muslim pilgrimage fund Tabung Haji, according to the Malaysian Anti-Co...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Aug 25, 2026
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged the country’s filmmakers to think more freely, even as recent censorship battles show how tightly the state still controls what...
politicsThe Shillong Times·Aug 24, 2026
New Delhi, Aug 24: After Indian agencies apprehended three absconding Indian gangsters in Malaysia, ensured their deportation to India, and handed them over to the police, the U...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Aug 24, 2026
Malaysian politician Mukhriz Mahathir has triggered a social media storm after declaring in a video that he “hates Americans, all of them”, over Washington’s support for Israel ...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Aug 23, 2026
Malaysian politics runs on grudges and few illustrate that better than the one nursed by Rafizi Ramli. A year after losing the deputy presidency of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Aug 22, 2026
The roar from thousands of People’s Justice Party (PKR) delegates gathered at a grand convention centre in Melaka last weekend exuded all the confidence expected of a party lead...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Aug 21, 2026
Malaysia’s Islamist opposition leader Abdul Hadi Awang has sparked outrage and ridicule with unproven claims linking religion to dishonesty, suggesting that Muslims are less cor...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Aug 20, 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is planning a visit to China next month – his first in over a year – as the Southeast Asian country looks to deepen trade ties with Beijin...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Aug 20, 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s emphatic backing of Beijing’s position on Taiwan has won praise and diplomatic goodwill from mainland China, even as Kuala Lumpur may fa...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Aug 20, 2026
Malaysians have launched a humorous appeal to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to fix their potholes, sparking a meme fest praising his responsiveness and highlighting local g...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Aug 19, 2026
Malaysia faces a growing risk of miscalculation near its state of Sabah as US-China rivalry drives more military activities into the waters around Borneo, its defence minister h...
politicsBloomberg·Aug 19, 2026
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s implication that he wouldn’t condemn China’s use of force against Taiwan has drawn praise from Beijing and criticism from Taipei, bolste...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Aug 18, 2026
A decision has yet to be made on whether Malaysian authorities will file an extradition request for a local pilot arrested in Indonesia, according to Home Minister Saifuddin Nas...
politicsSouth China Morning Post·Aug 18, 2026
A preacher and prominent conservative commentator has drawn backlash in Malaysia after questioning why a banner for a traditional Chinese festival was not written in Malay, the ...