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The latest news on Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian politician and Prime Minister of Malaysia, including Malaysian political news and updates.
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10 Aug 1947
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Prime Minister of Malaysia
Vehicles are seen near the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 27. Photo: EPA
Malaysia

Malaysia urged to take more aggressive action to tackle energy crisis

Analysts warn of escalating risks to Malaysia’s economy and call for adjusting the subsidy scheme to stop the government from ‘burning cash’.

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Indonesia and Malaysia require geo-tracking for civil servants working from home

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Asean

How Asean’s neutral stance in Iran war protects its energy security

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Malaysia

Malaysia’s Anwar warns against ‘sabotage, hatred’ over fuel prices

The prime minister also said government employees will work from home starting on April 15 to reduce fuel consumption.

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A vehicle is fuelled at a petrol station in Port Dickson, Malaysia’s Negri Sembilan, last month. Photo: EPA
Malaysia

Malaysia denies Anwar delayed release of MACC chief probe, plans legal action

The government says Anwar has committed to releasing the findings once related investigations are completed.

Malaysia

Malaysian anti-corruption body offers to pay for witness’s flight in chips probe

Ex-government aide James Chai, who is in London, said he was a ‘nobody’ who did not influence the US$250 million deal with Arm Holdings.

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Malaysia

Malaysian minister warns of ‘very, very serious’ energy crisis

Anthony Loke urges Malaysians to plan their travel and reduce resource wastage, saying energy supply would not be disrupted until May.

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A man fills his car with petrol in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Photo: EPA
Malaysia

Turn up the ‘Bass’: why Bella, Syed Saddiq’s new chapter has captured Malaysia

Many Malaysians celebrate the singer’s engagement to the lawmaker, seeing it as a triumph over past heartbreak and a challenge to societal norms.

Artificial intelligence

‘Economic own goal’? Vietnam’s AI law sets a risky pace for Southeast Asia

From Malaysia’s sovereign cloud to Vietnam’s data curbs, critics say the rush to regulate will deter investment.

Malaysia

Malaysian politicians rebuff Sabah oil fix for Philippine energy crisis

Political parties condemn Robin Padilla’s Sabah claim, affirming the oil-rich state’s irreplaceable role in Malaysia’s federation.

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Motorists queue up at a petrol station in Manila, the Philippines, on March 17. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Iran crisis bites into Malaysia’s supply chain as fuel subsidy cap falls

The quota cut for subsidised petrol reflects how the distant war is affecting Malaysia, with the food industry also sounding the alarm.

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A vehicle is fuelled at a petrol station in Negri Sembilan on Wednesday. Surging diesel prices have put Malaysia in “a second-order stress phase”, analysts say. Photo: EPA
Malaysia

Iran to allow Malaysian vessels to pass in Strait of Hormuz: Anwar

Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim said he talked with Iran and other countries as part of efforts to ‌facilitate peace in the Middle East.

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Malaysia

Minister denies link to Malaysia’s ‘corporate mafia’ saga

Ramanan Ramakrishnan has challenged businessman Victor Chin to identify the politician ‘Mr R’ said to be at the centre of the controversy.

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Japan

Japan to start release of state oil reserve on Thursday to ease Iran impact

Japan sources nearly all crude oil from overseas and relies on the Middle East for over 90 per cent of its crude oil imports.

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An oil refinery in the Keihin Industrial Zone in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia

Malaysia battles fuel subsidy misuse after viral 71-litre petrol grab

The government blocked a customer from the subsidy scheme to ensure fair access amid rising oil prices and supply fears.

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A worker pumps petrol at a station in Kuching, Malaysia’s Sarawak state, last year. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Asian Angle | Malaysia’s LGBTQ crackdowns aren’t hypocrisy, they’re politics

Anwar’s government isn’t failing its ideals. It’s navigating a reality where Malay-Muslim legitimacy dictates the limits of social change.

Malaysia

Why US warships’ pit stop in Malaysia is raising eyebrows

The USS Tulsa and USS Santa Barbara were seen in Penang on Sunday, despite Malaysia’s criticism of Washington over the Iran war.

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Malaysia

Investors fleeing Mideast turmoil find safe haven in ‘sweet spot’ Malaysia

‘It’s where you go when things are going badly elsewhere,’ an analyst says as global funds turn to the country to weather volatility.

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Fire and plumes of smoke rise after a drone struck a fuel tank in the United Arab Emirates on Monday. Photo: AP
Malaysia

Deal or no deal? Malaysia-US trade pact in turmoil after minister ‘misspeaks’

First, a minister called the deal dead. Then his ministry backtracked. Now the opposition is demanding answers.

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Malaysia

‘Ocean is our income’: the Malaysian fishers being pushed out by progress

Malaysia’s government says the Port Klang expansion is sustainable and essential. Local Mah Meri fishers fear for their livelihoods.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s government accused of using law to silence critics

Civil society groups say an investigation into an alleged plot to topple the government risks shrinking civic space.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks in parliament in October last year. Photo: Malaysia’s Department of Information/AFP
Malaysia

Malaysia will not intervene militarily in Middle East, Anwar says

Saudi Arabia is among the ‘many major nations’ that have asked for Malaysia’s help, the prime minister reveals.

A Malaysian soldier salutes from an armoured vehicle during a National Day parade in Putrajaya, Malaysia, in 2018. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Graft and gridlock: in Anwar’s Malaysia, reformist cracks widen

Malaysia’s prime minister can’t pass his own reform bills. His coalition appears to be cracking – and time is running out.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s fuel subsidy bill to rise more than fourfold as Iran war drags on

The government will spend about US$812.8 million a month to maintain the price of subsidised petrol and diesel in the short term.

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Malaysia

Malaysian businessman releases photo to show officers drew guns during raid

Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency has denied that its officers pointed a weapon at Albert Tei’s head during his arrest.

Rally organiser Albert Tei, clad in a mock prison outfit, speaks in front of the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya on February 27. Photo: Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Malaysia

Malaysia tightens borders to fight fuel smuggling amid global energy crisis

The move comes amid concern that rising fuel prices abroad could make it more profitable to smuggle subsidised fuel out of Malaysia.

Fuel pump nozzles are pictured at a petrol station in Kuching, Sarawak. Malaysia will keep subsidised petrol prices unchanged despite the global increase in crude oil costs. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Anwar risks reformist image as Daim family sues over ‘Zionist’ claims

The prime minister said that a group of Malaysians were working with foreign media and a ‘prominent Zionist group’ to topple the government.

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Malaysia

Malaysia vows to hold petrol prices as Iran war pushes oil past US$100

Malaysia’s prime minister guarantees citizens that RON95 petrol will remain at 1.99 ringgit despite the US-Israel war on Iran.

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