Abdullah Badawi

22 Apr 2008

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi seems to have gone farther down the reform path in the past few days than he had been able to go in four years.

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Outgoing PM finds way to save face

13 Apr 2008

Abdullah to name date of resignation

The dramatic move by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi to discuss and fix a time to hand over the reins to his deputy, Najib Razak, virtually...

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Abdullah under pressure as king refuses to budge

27 Mar 2008

Malaysia's king has rejected Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's proposal he install a compromise candidate as chief minister of Terengganu state.

The decision prolongs a constitutional...

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Malaysia needs system of checks and balances

27 Mar 2008

The constitutional crisis in Malaysia places embattled Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi in a perilous position. It also raises serious questions about the state of the country's parliamentary...

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Constitutional crisis as king defies Abdullah

24 Mar 2008

Politics entered uncharted territory in Malyasia yesterday after the king went against convention and rejected the prime minister's nominee for chief minister of Terengganu state.

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Mahathir can't blame his successor

15 Mar 2008

Predictably, Mahathir Mohamad reacted to the stunning election rebuff to Malaysia's ruling coalition by demanding that Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi resign immediately.

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Opinion

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Abdullah pays the price for a reign of broken promises

Voters' disappointment catches up with prime minister

Lacklustre leadership and failure to fight corruption, keep prices down and defend secular rights against Islam are largely to...

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On the charm offensive

It is ironic that Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, who won the biggest mandate ever in Malaysian election history, is fighting for his political life four years later, under attack from the...

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Islamic or secular? Abdullah opts for a state of confusion

A muddled statement to Malaysia's parliament by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, seeking to end the row over whether the nation is an Islamic or secular state, has served instead to fuel the debate...

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PM losing support of ethnic Chinese

A weekend poll has illustrated the precipitous slump in ethnic Chinese support for Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, with backing reduced to 54 per cent, compared to 78 per cent in 2004.

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Beijing's backing for bridge gives Abdullah electoral boost

To Beijing, it might be just another overseas project - but to Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, the mainland's help in the building of the Penang Second Bridge is providing a...

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Abdullah sets up propaganda team in cyberspace

The ruling National Front coalition, which is expected to call a general election later this year, has launched a cyberspace campaign to win the 'hearts and minds' of voters.

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