Tag: Malaysias
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Growing Groundswell to Pardon Malaysia’s Najib
[ad_1] Najib and Rosmah in the bosom of righteousness There is an intense campaign emerging in Malaysia to free former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is currently serving a 12-year sentence for corruption in connection with the theft of US$10 million from a company connected to the ill-starred 1Malaysia Development Bhd, a government-backed investment fund…
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Malaysia’s State Elections – Asia Sentinel
[ad_1] By: Dennis Ignatius State-level elections are traditionally more about local issues but the upcoming elections (in the states of Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Negeri Sembilan, Penang and Selangor) have taken on an added dimension because they have become a contest to decide who speaks for the Malay heartland, the most important political demographic in Ma……
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US Influence in Malaysia’s Coming State Elections
[ad_1] By: Murray Hunter The extent to which the United States pokes its nose into the politics of other nations is playing out in Malaysia, where state elections are expected to take place at the end of this week and where the US government feels it has a vital interest in keeping the country in…
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Malaysia’s Septuagenarians Square Off in State Polls
[ad_1] By: Murray Hunter Malaysia’s six state elections, scheduled for August 12, are devolving into a mano-a-mano between the 75-year-old Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his challenger for political primacy, the former prime minister and opposition leader Muhyiddin Yassin, 76. The polls are of considerable importance in determining which way the country will g… [ad_2]…
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Discusses Strengthening of Bilateral Ties with Malaysia’s Top Leadership
[ad_1] Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday met Malaysia’s top leadership, including Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and held talks on a wide range of issues to further deepen bilateral defence and strategic ties. Singh arrived in Kuala Lumpur on a three-day visit to Malaysia on Sunday. This is the first bilateral visit after the establishment…
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Malaysia’s Flailing GLCs – Asia Sentinel
[ad_1] By: Murray Hunter Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional Bhd, one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, with interests in energy, banking and finance, healthcare, industrials, information technology, media, real estate, telecommunications and utilities, earlier this month dumped a Singaporean asset, KidZania, a children’s theme park, launched back in 2016. Kazanah bought KidZania at a cost…
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Malaysia’s Grim Islamic Future – Asia Sentinel
[ad_1] By: Dennis Ignatius A contemporary, average Southeast Asian nation of 34 million folks with a wholesome ethnic minority of Chinese language, Indian, and indigenous groupings to go together with its 58 p.c Malay majority, Malaysia seems to be hurtling towards a sixth Century Islamic Shariah future. It’s occurring not due to overwhelming in style…
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Malaysia’s Mahathir says Russia may take nuclear option — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] The world is going through the grim prospect of a nuclear conflict because the Ukrainian battle drags on, a former Asian chief has warned. “I don’t suppose you may make Russia give up,” stated former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad concerning the ongoing Ukraine conflict on Friday – the second day of the Way…
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Malaysia’s Anwar Feared to be Losing Power to UMNO
[ad_1] Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim seems to be at risk of dropping management of his authorities, which had the potential to be Asia’s most fascinating experiment in democracy and reform, to the graft-ridden United Malays Nationwide Group (UMNO), which was routed from energy final November and left with solely 26 seats within the 222-member…
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Thinking the Unthinkable: Setting Malaysia’s Kingmaker Free
[ad_1] By: Dennis Ignatius Is Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim colluding with the United Malays Nationwide Group to free former prime minister Najib Tun Razak from jail? It may need been far-fetched a couple of months in the past however current developments seem to counsel that one thing nefarious is perhaps afoot. Each the previous attorney-general…
