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Unlike neighbouring Singapore, Malaysia has no dedicated anti-harassment or anti-stalking legislation. Photo: Shutterstock

Society

Singapore has anti-stalking laws. Why doesn’t Malaysia?

15 Dec 2018 - 1:10pm 9

Proton X70: an SUV, or a sign China-Malaysia ties are shifting up a gear?

Economics

Could new car launch signal China-Malaysia ties shifting up a gear?

13 Dec 2018 - 11:16pm 4

A still from the Malaysian Transport Ministry’s video showing a flight path to Singapore’s Seletar Airport over Malaysian airspace. Photo: Facebook

Geopolitics

‘We have a kiasu neighbour’: Malaysia v Singapore continues

12 Dec 2018 - 9:26pm 57

Former 1MDB boss Arul Kanda. Photo: AP

Southeast Asia

Arul Kanda Kandasamy, former 1MDB boss, faces 20 years in jail

12 Dec 2018 - 9:26pm 1

Malaysia refuses to back down over air and sea boundary disputes with Singapore

Geopolitics

Malaysia refuses to back down over Singapore boundary disputes

11 Dec 2018 - 12:31pm 75

Singapore warns citizens to avoid Kuala Lumpur, where security concerns prompt postponement of rally

Diplomacy

Rally tensions in Kuala Lumpur prompt travel warning for Singaporeans

8 Dec 2018 - 9:14am 18

Photo: Shutterstock

Society

Sexual assault claims hit Malaysian radio station BFM

5 Dec 2018 - 9:48pm 1

Malaysia’s Mahathir – a Singapore hawk? Photo: EPA

Geopolitics

Malaysia and Singapore at odds over air and sea boundaries

4 Dec 2018 - 11:01pm 50

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has backtracked on a vow to ratify an international convention against racial discrimination. Photo: EPA

Politics

Mahathir’s U-turn on UN race treaty: a ‘necessary backstep’?

2 Dec 2018 - 8:33am 19

A burnt car that was flipped upside down during the riot at the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Subang Jaya, Selangor, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: EPA

Politics

Mahathir denies racial element as violence rages in Malaysia

27 Nov 2018 - 11:50pm 5

Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak is facing a painful crawl towards his day in court as authorities continue to open fresh probes to find out the full extent of his involvement in the 1MDB case. Photo: AFP

Southeast Asia

Najib says he’s ‘lucky’ to avoid sodomy rap over 1MDB probes

26 Nov 2018 - 9:08pm 6

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has backtracked on a promise to ratify a UN treaty on racial discrimination. Photo: EPA

Politics

Malaysia’s Mahathir dumps pledge to ratify UN treaty on racial discrimination

23 Nov 2018 - 10:19pm 15

Equanimity, the luxury yacht worth US$250 million that is at the centre of the 1MDB scandal. Photo: AFP

Southeast Asia

Jho Low’s gone but he’s still costing Malaysia. Here’s how much

22 Nov 2018 - 1:42am 5

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad with Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

In China’s debt, Malaysia and Pakistan pledge to help each other

21 Nov 2018 - 8:27pm 7

Amirrudin Hud Rashid Milson was voted Malaysia’s most eligible bachelor by popular women’s magazine Cleo in 2010. Photo: Handout

Southeast Asia

Malaysia’s ‘most eligible bachelor’ dies fighting for IS

21 Nov 2018 - 10:39am 36

In Mahathir’s new Malaysia, Azmin v Ramli leaves Anwar facing an old problem

Politics

In new Malaysia, Anwar’s party faces an old problem

12 Nov 2018 - 7:40pm 6

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been tipped as the man to revitalise a sluggish Asean. Photo: AFP

Geopolitics

Asean’s torn over China-US struggle. Will Mahathir lead the way?

10 Nov 2018 - 8:31am 56

Mahathir said there was no time frame for when talks would wind up. Photo: AP

Southeast Asia

China-backed rail link project still alive, says Malaysian PM

9 Nov 2018 - 11:19pm 6

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Photo: AP

Geopolitics

Japan honours Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad

6 Nov 2018 - 10:26pm 7

Malaysia’s anti-corruption drive spreads to Borneo as Sabah’s former chief minister Musa Aman hit with 35 charges

Politics

Malaysia’s anti-graft drive spreads as Sabah ex-minister charged

5 Nov 2018 - 9:35pm 2

Malaysia's Minister of Finance Lim Guan Eng speaks during the 2019 budget meeting on Friday. Photo: AP Photo

Politics

Malaysia’s new government sets bigger budget for next year

3 Nov 2018 - 3:23am 1

Portraits of Jho Low held aloft during a protest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: AP

Southeast Asia

What’s the deal with Jho Low, Malaysia’s most wanted man?

2 Nov 2018 - 5:36pm 9

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad listens during a question and answer session at Chatham House. Malaysia’s anticorruption watchdog has revealed the salaries of lawmakers. Photo: AP

Southeast Asia

Malaysia reveals lawmakers’ wages in bid to repair corrupted image

1 Nov 2018 - 7:52pm 4

How tight fisted will Malaysia’s finance minister Lim Guan Eng be in the country’s first budget under a new administration? Photo: Nora Tam

Economics

Spending cuts likely in Mahathir government’s first budget

1 Nov 2018 - 9:58pm 2

Infighting at Anwar Ibrahim’s People’s Justice Party over who will be his deputy threatens to divide government.
A whisper campaign is spreading that Anwar is plotting against ally Azmin Ali and the PM, Mahathir Mohamad

Politics

If you thought Malaysia’s bitter leadership battles were over …

29 Oct 2018 - 11:35am 13

Prabu Pathmanathan, who has been executed by Singapore. Photo: Twitter

Geopolitics

Malaysian calls fall on deaf ears as Singapore executes drug trafficker

26 Oct 2018 - 8:56pm 36

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex on Thursday. Photo: Bloomberg

Southeast Asia

Najib and former treasury chief charged with criminal breach of trust

25 Oct 2018 - 8:55pm 7

Former defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein says he can use contacts with Beijing to find the missing financier – but is he just trying to win over Mahathir?
Low Taek Jho is accused of masterminding multibillion-dollar scandal at the state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad

Southeast Asia

Najib’s cousin: I’ll help Malaysia get Jho Low back from China

22 Oct 2018 - 11:27pm 8

Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s prime-minister-in-waiting, is set to visit China next week. Photo: AP

Southeast Asia

Anwar to emphasise bilateral ties and Uygur rights on China

19 Oct 2018 - 8:45pm 7

Former Malaysian deputy prime minister Zahid Hamidi. Photo: EPA

Southeast Asia

Malaysia’s former deputy prime minister charged over corruption

19 Oct 2018 - 11:18pm 8

Pakatan Harapan took power in Malaysia this year, toppling the Barisan Nasional coalition that had ruled for more than six decades. Photo: Bloomberg

Southeast Asia

Malaysia plans to reduce inequality even if growth slows

18 Oct 2018 - 11:52pm 4

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Photo: AFP

Southeast Asia

Malaysia considers reviving ‘crooked bridge’ to Singapore

16 Oct 2018 - 8:47pm 9

Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has made a return to active politics three years after he was imprisoned for sodomy in a charge critics said was politically motivated. Photo: AP

Politics

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim says no timeline on leadership after comeback

15 Oct 2018 - 11:36pm 8

Anwar Ibrahim takes a photo with supporters as he visits a polling station. Photo: Reuters

Southeast Asia

Anwar Ibrahim wins Port Dickson by-election in triumphant return

13 Oct 2018 - 11:37pm 11

Anwar Ibrahim has been intensely canvassing for votes among different ethnic groups. Photo: Reuters

Politics

In Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim prepares for return to politics

12 Oct 2018 - 8:04pm 6

Noeleen Heyzer. Photo: Handout

Southeast Asia

China-SE Asia’s cultural ties are as binding as economic ones

11 Oct 2018 - 10:43pm 1

Cargo is loaded on a ship at Tianjin port in China. Photo: AP

Southeast Asia

US-China tensions make Asian free-trade deal ‘a priority’

11 Oct 2018 - 10:43pm 14

Asia’s youngest cabinet minister, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman of Malaysia. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Geopolitics

Youth exchanges could mean China, Malaysia will ‘always be close’

11 Oct 2018 - 4:12pm 6

Malaysian businessmen say the shelving of joint projects by the administration of Mahathir Mohamad should be welcomed as the move could provide more transparency – and ultimately, more support for Belt and Road projects

Geopolitics

Forget the US$23 billion question. China-Malaysia ties are strong

11 Oct 2018 - 4:07pm 5

Anwar Ibrahim at the ‘Malaysia: A New Dawn’ conference in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Photo: Bloomberg

Southeast Asia

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim hails private sector ahead of by-election

9 Oct 2018 - 10:57pm

Some of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s key lieutenants are among the speakers at the South China Morning Post’s flagship China Conference. Photo: AP

Southeast Asia

Insights await Malaysia investors at Post’s China Conference

9 Oct 2018 - 11:31pm 8

Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman. Photo: SCMP

Politics

Meet Malaysia’s Syed Saddiq, 25, youngest cabinet minister in Asia

7 Oct 2018 - 2:01pm 15

Earlier this year, when the Malaysian police searched homes and offices linked to Najib, they seized 284 designer handbags – many still in their boxes or filled with millions in cash, designer watches, or jewellery

Southeast Asia

Rosmah Mansor, wife of Najib, charged with money-laundering

4 Oct 2018 - 9:00pm 8

President of the People’s Justice Party and leader of the Pakatan Harapan coalition Anwar Ibrahim (left) shakes hands with independent candidate Saiful Bukhari Azlan after submitting his documents at the nomination centre for a by-election in Port Dickson on September 29, 2018. Photo: AFP

Politics

Is sodomy accuser in Malaysia vote part of ‘character assassination’ plot against Anwar Ibrahim?

29 Sep 2018 - 10:56pm 5

Fugitive businessman Jho Low. Photo: Sam Tsang

Politics

If Jho Low is China’s bargaining chip, what can Malaysia do?

27 Sep 2018 - 4:32pm 19

Najib Razak has pleaded not guilty. Photo: Reuters

Politics

Najib faces life in jail, but has real 1MDB mastermind escaped?

20 Sep 2018 - 10:27pm 19

Former prime minister’s arrest adds to tumult surrounding his party, as it reels from claims Mustapa Mohamed and Anifah Aman may be pawns in Mahathir Mohamad’s power struggle with Anwar Ibrahim

Politics

Najib arrested, his allies have quit. Is Umno dead and buried?

20 Sep 2018 - 7:26am 7