Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image Rafizi Ramli, Malaysia’s minister of economy and deputy president of the country’s leading party Keadilan (PKR), is attending the BRICS Outreach/BRICS Plus summit following the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia from October 22 to 24. In...
More than 600 children aged between one and 17 have been rescued from GISB-run welfare homes since September 2024. (Screenshots: CNA/Royal Malaysia Police) KUALA LUMPUR: Over the past few weeks, Malaysians have been shocked by the horrific discovery of abuse at...
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image Classified documents pertaining to Malaysia’s offshore drilling initiatives at the Luconia Shoals were divulged by The Philippine Daily Inquirer last month. This revelation has sown seeds of unease within the Malaysian government,...
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image The Malaysian government has intensified its policing of public expression through the “3R” issues of race, religion, and royalty. Former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was recently accused of sedition for having posted a by-election...
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image Malaysia’s government coalition suffered a significant setback on July 6 during by-elections in Sungai Bakap, a constituency in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s home state of Penang. The Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), allied with...
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image Another by-election will be held next month on July 6 in Sungai Bakap following the death of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) incumbent Nor Zamri Latiff on May 24. The polls will pit Joohari Ariffin against Abidin Ismail, respectively...
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image Malaysian press and international observers are reporting a rise in religious tensions in the country, linked to controversy related to “Allah” socks sold by KK Mart, Malaysia’s second largest mini-market chain. While the controversy...
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image Malaysia’s parliament held its first session of the year on February 26. In his opening speech, the new king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, demanded that members of parliament refrain from political plotting and instead focus on legislation....
Credit: AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File The heir of a glorified line of politicians, Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak (2009-2018) embodied the promise of a new era of liberalism in both the economic and social realms. However, history has yet to determine...
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image With the year 2024 underway and the upcoming lunar new year, Malaysian politics continues its drive on an even tone. Rumors of a possible government overthrow spread among the public in early January, dubbed “the Dubai Move” after the...