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CSIS | Anwar Ibrahim’s Gaza Stance Tests Malaysia-United States Relations
Photo: MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images Recent meetings between Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and Hamas officials in Qatar have sparked a fresh wave of controversy, casting a shadow over the already strained relations between Malaysia and the United States....
CSIS | Spotlight – Malaysia: June 2024
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...
CSIS | Spotlight – Malaysia: May 2024
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image Anwar Ibrahim’s government feels emboldened by its win in the Kuala Kubu Baharu byelection on May 11. Pakatan Harapan (PH), the leading coalition in the government, and Perikatan Nasional (PN), the opposition coalition, saw only...
CSIS | Malaysia’s Violent Inroads in Immigration Detention
MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images On February 16, 2024, Saifuddin Nasution, the minister of Home Affairs, appears in the media in full army gear. Malaysia is at war, or more exactly his ministry is at war: a war against illegal immigrants, refugees, and undocumented...
CSIS | Spotlight – Malaysia: April 2024
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...