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Globe Unpacked | Podcast – Malaysia’s new King
In this episode of Globe Unpacked, we discuss Donald Trump's many court cases; Liberia's imminent run-off election between President George Weah and challenger Joseph Boakai; and Malaysia expert Sophie Lemière tells us about the Southeast Asian nation's unique...
CSIS | Spotlight – Malaysia: October 2023
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image The Malaysian government’s Budget 2024 was adopted this month. At a size of 393.8 billion ringgit (or approximately $83.3 billion), the budget is the largest to be tabled in the country’s history. This includes a record high RM303.8...
CSIS | Malaysia on the Edge of Democracy: Will Anwar’s Governement Step Forward ?
Photo: Lisa Marie David - Pool/ Getty Images In November 2022, Anwar Ibrahim, leader of the democratic movement Reformasi, finally became prime minister of Malaysia. At 75, Anwar spent 8 years of a 20-year struggle in prison for “sexual offenses”—accusations he...
CSIS | Spotlight – Malaysia: August 2023
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image Malaysia’s state elections, held in six states on August 12, followed an uneventful campaign and led to little change to the status quo. The three northern states of Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu were retained by the opposition...
CSIS | Spotlight – Malaysia: July 2023
Photo: Rohd Rasfan/ Getty Image With six state assemblies dissolved in advance of elections to be held within the next couple of months, the ruling and opposition coalitions are in order of battle. The Negeri Sembilan assembly was dissolved on July 1, the Kedah,...