Malaysia's 35% minimum wage hike stirs recovery concerns
April 28, 2022
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By: P Prem Kumar
KUALA LUMPUR -- For more than a decade, Thangarani Karupiah had been making just 900 ringgit ($210) a month from her job sweeping and mopping floors a...
Malaysian opposition hit by doubts over leader Anwar as po...
April 9, 2022
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By: P Prem Kumar
Anwar Ibrahim once held the premiership runner-up position between 1993-1998, with then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad openly naming him as a...
Malaysia's Johor polls offer a window on next general elec...
March 11, 2022
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By: P Prem Kumar
Johor Bahru, the capital of Johor: The state is seen as a key political bellwether. (Source Photo by Reuters and Keiichiro Asahara)
JOHOR, Malays...
MALAYSIA POISED TO 'COMPLETELY' REOPEN BORDERS FROM MARCH
February 8, 2022
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By: P Prem Kumar
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia is poised to open its international borders to all vaccinated travelers next month, with no quarantine restrictions, after a...
Malaysia to Hun Sen: Myanmar regime still not welcome at A...
January 26, 2022
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By: P Prem Kumar
Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, left, and Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen spoke by video conference on Jan. 25. (Source photos by Singap...
Ismail Sabri faces brewing tensions over Malaysia election...
January 21, 2022
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By: P Prem Kumar
Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob speaks in parliament last October. His term lasts until August 2023, but observers say he could co...
Malaysia says Hun Sen's Myanmar visit did no good
January 15, 2022
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By: P Prem Kumar
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, left, with Myanmar State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyitaw on Jan. 7. His&nbs...
U.S. weighing more action on Myanmar, 'genocide' label: Bl...
December 15, 2021
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By: P Prem Kumar
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, is hosted by Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah on Dec. 15. (Photo courtesy of Malay...
Malaysia's Najib loses appeal of 1MDB-linked convictions
December 8, 2021
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By: P Prem Kumar
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak during an earlier court appearance: The judge presiding over his appeal called his actions "a na...
Malaysia's Ismail Sabri faces battle to curb COVID and spu...
September 7, 2021
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By: P Prem Kumar
Malaysia's new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob speaks during a National Day address at his office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Aug. 30. (Prime Mini...
Malaysian king confers with Mahathir and peers on COVID em...
June 12, 2021
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By: P Prem Kumar
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad waves as he leaves an audience with the king on June 10. © Reuters
Malaysia's king,...
Malaysia locks down as vicious COVID wave fogs election ti...
June 1, 2021
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By: P Prem Kumar
A Muslim cleric and his team move the body of a coronavirus victim for burial on May 23. © Reuters
A brutal wave of COVID-1...
Malaysia's 1MDB debt looms over next election and coming d...
May 21, 2021
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By: P Prem Kumar
Years after the scandal broke, 1MDB continues to haunt Malaysian politics -- and limit the government's financial maneuvering room. © Re...
Malaysia envoy's meeting with Myanmar junta sparks uproar
April 9, 2021
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By: P Prem Kumar
Zahairi Baharim, Malaysia's ambassador to Myanmar, presents his credentials in 2018. © AP
Malaysia's government is under fire fr...
Malaysia's UMNO dumps Muhyiddin-led coalition ahead of pol...
March 29, 2021
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By: P Prem Kumar
A poster of United Malays National Organisation President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi: He declared UMNO will not work with Prime Minister Muhyiddin...
Malaysia's Petronas Chemicals pins hopes on Saudi Aramco J...
March 26, 2021
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By: P Prem Kumar
The $16 billion Pengerang Integrated Complex joint venture between Malaysia's Petronas Chemicals Group and Saudi Aramco in the southern state o...
Mahathir keeps Malaysia, rivals and family guessing on nex...
March 11, 2021
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By: P Prem Kumar
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, right, speaks during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur last August as his son, Mukhriz Mahathir,...
Malaysia starts COVID vaccines in crucial week for Asian j...
February 25, 2021
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By: P Prem Kumar
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin receives the country's first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Putrajaya on Feb...
Malaysia fast-forwards 5G rollout to end of this year
February 22, 2021
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By: P Prem Kumar
Malaysia had intended to focus on maximizing 4G technology but now the government is betting on a faster 5G rollout. © Reuters
Malays...
Malaysia sticks to deporting Myanmar detainees despite UN...
February 18, 2021
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By: P Prem Kumar
Malaysian immigration officers usher detainees into a truck after a raid in 2018. The country's strict approach has drawn scrutiny amid Myanmar's co...
Malaysia's UMNO bets on itself before election clash with...
February 15, 2021
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By: P Prem Kumar
A United Malays National Organisation rally in 2017, before the party fell from power: Malaysia's largest single political force is confident its gr...
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