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Joseph Sipalan
Joseph Sipalan has done extensive reporting of Malaysia, specialising in politics and more recently macro-economics. An alumnus of Reuters and several major Malaysian news organisations.
Joseph Sipalan has done extensive reporting of Malaysia, specialising in politics and more recently macro-economics. An alumnus of Reuters and several major Malaysian news organisations.
Areas of Expertise:
Malaysian politics, economics and foreign relations, Southeast Asian affairsLanguages Spoken:
English, Bahasa Malaysia
Religious Affairs Minister Zulkifli Hasan has come under fire for claiming in parliament that work stress turns people gay.
They govern the north, dominate the opposition and claim to soon be the undisputed home of Malay nationalism. Is Putrajaya next for PAS?
The incident follows the detention of another journalist under the Sedition Act, sharpening concerns about intimidation and press freedom.
Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar says the army procurement scandal is just the ‘tip of the iceberg’, as he warns against abuse of power in office.
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The government is threatening to pull the plug on social media for under-16s after a spate of youth violence linked to life online.
Ahmad Zahid, who has been cleared of corruption charges, says the party has ‘never wavered’ from its position of supporting its ex-leader.
Though X has deactivated several prompts, more changes need to be made to ensure the site’s safety, Malaysia’s communications minister says.
Fifa has punished FAM further over the use of fake documents to let 7 foreign-born players represent Malaysia by nullifying 3 matches.
Trump’s tariffs and actions in Venezuela are causing the Global South to look for less mercurial partners, analysts say.
Mahathir, 100, fell when he was walking from the balcony to his living room in his home in Kuala Lumpur.
The move could ‘excite core supporters’ and help project the image that the ruling coalition remains committed to reform, analysts say.
Local chefs fume over ‘lousy’ US poultry flooding the market, as critics call the trade agreement hastily reached and unfairly lopsided.
The former prime minister’s exit follows months of infighting within Perikatan Nasional and a bitter power struggle between Bersatu and PAS.
The breakthrough was quickly threatened as Cambodia accused Thailand of bombing border provinces with F-16s just hours later.
Monday’s decision keeps the former prime minister behind bars as he awaits the outcome of the far larger 1MDB case on Friday.
The sensitive issue in the Malay-Muslim majority country has caused a row between Umno and DAP, an insider says.
The two countries have disagreed over water supply for decades, such as the perceived low prices charged by Malaysia’s Johor.
The prime minister has been accused of launching investigations targeting his political rivals while going soft on scandals closer to home.
Local partner Gagasan Rakyat Sabah secured 29 seats, but the PM’s Democratic Action Party allies lost all eight seats they contested.
Bubble bursting? Not here. Meet the regional founders who see a potential global AI crash as a ‘healthy’ correction.
Thai rescuers struggle to reach communities outside urban areas as swathes of Thailand’s south and Malaysia’s north remain under water.
The senior aide allegedly demanded bribes in the form of home renovations, a massage chair and washing machines.
Scores have died and entire communities displaced as a late-season monsoon surge overwhelms fragile flood-management systems.
More than half of Sabah’s registered voters are under the age of 40 – and they’re done waiting for undelivered promises.
Decades of neglect and withheld resource revenue have left short-changed Sabah seething and primed for a political fight.
Murray Hunter was arrested in Thailand over articles he self-published online criticising Malaysia’s internet regulator.
With limited resources and surging demand, Johor tells data centres to hold off water-based cooling expansions for at least 18 months.
Global risk capital has fled Asia, with the region’s entrepreneurs left to fight over a dwindling pool of funds.
Police have formed a new investigation team while they seek to overturn a high court decision that faulted them for both disappearances.
