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Sheridan Mahavera
Sheridan Mahavera

Islamist party could sway Malaysia’s election

Supporters of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party at a protest against an electoral system seen as favourable to the Barisan Nasional. Photo: AFP

In Malaysia, hopes fade for a post-racial politics

Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has denied anti-Chinese sentiments. Photo: AFP
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Why President Trump is bad for freedom ... in Malaysia

Civil activists in the country enjoyed US support under Obama, but the incoming president’s anti-China stance may require him to turn a blind eye to Najib’s domestic agenda
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What makes an Indonesian maid in Singapore turn to Islamic State?

Dian Yulia Novi became radicalised after leaving her home town to work in Taiwan and Singapore as a maid.
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Najib paints enemy to regain support

United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party delegates gather at the opening ceremony of the party’s General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday. Photo: AP

By courting rural Muslims, has Malaysia’s opposition found key to winning power for first time in 60 years?

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is the chairman of Barisan Nasional, which has ruled Malaysia since its independence. Photo: AFP

Will Trump win push Malaysia into China’s embrace?

A trader in Kuala Lumpur in front of an electronic board showing stock movements during the US presidential vote. Photo: AFP
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Leaked emails, George Soros and rigged election claims: Malaysia gives U.S. a run for its money

Malaysian Muslims pray during the protest rally by electoral concern group Bersih last year. The release of the emails comes ahead of another rally planned by the group this month. Photo: AFP
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Clean and fair elections? Malaysia may be pushing the boundaries

Bersih, a coalition of Malaysian NGOs and activist groups, are planning a November 19 rally in the capital to demand the scandal-tainted prime minister's resignation. Photo: AFP

Another rally, but is Malaysia suffering 1MDB fatigue?

Thousands of anti-government demonstrators at the Bersih rally in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 30, 2015. Photo: Ritchie B. Tongo

Are Malaysia arrests a bid to divert attention from 1MDB scandal?

Student activists hold clown-faced caricatures of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (second right) and his wife Rosmah Mansor (second left) during a protest over the 1MDB scandal in Kuala Lumpur in August 2016. Photo: AFP

An American conspiracy to oust Malaysia’s Najib – or a propaganda war?

From left: Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, Laos’ President Choummaly Sayasone, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak, US President Barack Obama, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the Philippine’s President Benigno Aquino attend an Asean meeting in California this year. Photo: AFP

The hidden costs of China’s lifeline in the 1MDB scandal

Critics say Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak is turning a personal scandal into a national problem. Photo: AFP
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