Tag: Malaysia

Prime minister fires latest salvo in long war to break Lim Guan Eng’s resolve — and break his party

Allegations of police corruption and excessive use of force have dogged the Malaysian police for decades

Najib Razak loses landmark battle, as judge slams his ‘preposterous and ridiculous’ defence and dispels the myth of the nation’s untouchable elite class

With ministers struggling to control a once pliant media, a department famed for dirty tricks and misinformation gets the nod to restart operations

Allegations of corruption over 1MDB have hung over Najib for more than five years

Prosecutors allege more than $1 billion made its way into his personal accounts

Mohammad Rayhan Kabir criticized treatment of migrant workers in a documentary by broadcaster Al Jazeera

Envoy accuses Malaysian govt of ‘statistical sleight of hand’ in claiming it has a poverty rate of 0.4 percent

Court decided caning would be inhumane as the men were refugees and did not have any prior history of crime or violence

Lawyers also seek a review of a case against six Rohingya teenagers, including two girls, who they say have been wrongly tried and convicted as adults