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Published on 09/08/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday formally applied to form a new party to take on his successor Najib Razak, who has been under the heat over corruption allegations involving a state fund he oversees.
Published on 03/02/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR — A son of former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad was ousted from his post as chief minister of the northern state of Kedah on Wednesday, a victim of his father's campaign to overthrow current Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
Kyodo News, Published on 10/02/2015
» East Timor's President Taur Matan Ruak on Tuesday endorsed the leading political party's decision to nominate former Health Minister Rui Araujo as the tiny nation's next prime minister, replacing Xanana Gusmao who resigned Friday.
Kyodo News, Published on 24/12/2014
» Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resumes office today with a broadly similar cabinet tasked with re-igniting the world's number three economy following his mid-December election triumph.
Kyodo News, Published on 14/12/2014
» The Liberal Democratic Party will likely secure a majority in Sunday's lower house election as voters gave Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a fresh mandate to forge ahead with economic and more contentious energy and security policies, according to Kyodo News exit polls and projections.
Kyodo News, Published on 14/12/2014
» Voting began Sunday for Japan's lower house election, touted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a referendum on his "Abennomics" economic policies and his steering of the government since his return to power in 2012.