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Muhyiddin Yassin faces big challenges – and some say he may be bad news for minoritiesWhen Malaysia’s government plunged into chaos last month, some believed the country’s veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad was likely to emerge an even more powerful polit…
Read MoreCoalition with Anwar Ibrahim back on after a week of political turmoilMahathir Mohamad has said he will stand again for Malaysian prime minister on behalf of the former ruling coalition, less than a week after quitting and plunging the country into pol…
Read MorePrime minister Mahathir Mohamad’s resignation sets rival parties against each other and could result in a snap electionThe country’s ruling alliance collapsed on Monday after the prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, the world’s oldest leader, shocked the …
Read MoreThe 94-year-old quits after Anwar Ibrahim accused his party of betraying a promise to transfer powerMalaysia’s prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, has resigned amid a day of political drama, prompting the collapse of the ruling alliance and uncertainty o…
Read MoreMalaysian minister questions precautions taken after passengers left MS WesterdamConcerns have been raised over the handling of passengers who disembarked from a cruise ship in Cambodia on Friday after one of them was confirmed to have the new coronavi…
Read MoreSmugglers responsible for mass atrocities in Thailand may be linked to capsized boat carrying refugees from Bangladesh to MalaysiaActivists fear a dangerous transnational trafficking network is being revived after at least 16 Rohingya refugees drowned …
Read MoreGreenpeace finds hundreds of tonnes end up in landfill or burned at illegal factoriesThe Italian government has been urged to end the illicit export of plastic waste to Malaysia after an investigation exposed the environmental and health implications o…
Read MoreFamily of 15-year-old Nora Anne Quoirin have asked authorities to conduct inquestThe parents of an Irish girl who was found dead after going missing from a Malaysian resort last year have sued the resort owner for alleged negligence and formally reques…
Read MoreThe 47 people caught in the blast came from seven different countries. There are 16 confirmed fatalities, with many of the injured still in critical conditionThere are 16 confirmed victims of the fatal eruption on White Island/Whakaari – 12 Australians…
Read MoreMalaysian former leader explains how fugitive financier Jho Low came to be linked to infrastructure fundMalaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak has taken to the witness box for the first time to defend himself against charges linked to a multibill…
Read MoreExposto was initially found to be an unwitting drug mule, but prosecutors appealed and she was sentenced to death last yearSydney grandmother Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto has won her appeal against a death sentence for drug trafficking in Malaysia and wi…
Read MoreIntercepts suggest separatists sought guidance from Russia before jet was shot down Dutch-led investigators have released new recordings of intercepted telephone calls that show separatist leaders in Ukraine requesting military support and political gu…
Read MoreMalaysian financier will forfeit luxury boutique hotel in Beverly Hills and properties in New York and London valued at $700mThe US justice jepartment has struck a deal with the fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low to recoup close to $1bn of money take…
Read MoreMalaysian Jho Low relinquishes $700m in assets as part of effort to recoup stolen cash from world’s biggest financial fraudThe Malaysian financier at the heart of the massive 1MDB graft scandal has struck a settlement to forfeit assets worth $700m incl…
Read MoreThe Tranquility, seized by authorities and sold for a ‘bargain’ $126m in April, is back on market after stint as celebrity hangoutA superyacht once owned by Jho Low, a fugitive at the centre of Malaysia’s 1MDB financial scandal, has been put back on th…
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