by Sophie Lemière | Jan 21, 2025 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
(ID 330154766 © Bruno Coelho | Dreamstime.com) Recently, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim made headlines when he urged young IT developers and tech professionals to incorporate Islamic values into artificial intelligence (AI) systems, arguing that this would... 
by Sophie Lemière | Jan 20, 2025 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
(Photo: CNA/Fadza Ishak) KUALA LUMPUR: In a country where political drama is as common as the tropical heat, Malaysia finds itself embroiled in yet another controversy surrounding its former prime minister, Najib Razak. The man who remains behind bars, shouldering... 
by Sophie Lemière | Jan 16, 2025 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia finds himself navigating choppy waters as his reformist agenda faces mounting challenges. The recent caning of a man in Terengganu state has cast a dark shadow over Anwar’s liberal democratic credentials, highlighting the... 
by Sophie Lemière | Jan 9, 2025 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
(Photo: Reuters/Franck Robichon/Pool) KUALA LUMPUR: A few days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria last month, Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim gave an address at a conference in Kuala Lumpur, calling for a peaceful transition of power free of sectarian... 
by Sophie Lemière | Dec 26, 2024 | Blog, Opinion Pieces
Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, was acquitted last week of 17 charges relating to money laundering and tax evasion. As soon as news of her acquittal broke, speculation began that current Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had...