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CSIS | Spotlight – Malaysia: October 2024
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...
CNA | Commentary: Too many knew, too few acted in GISB child abuse scandal in Malaysia
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...
CSIS | Spotlight – Malaysia: September 2024
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,...
CSIS | Spotlight – Malaysia: August 2024
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...
CSIS | Spotlight – Malaysia: July 2024
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...