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Malaysian factions manoeuvre as king tries to end turmoil
Reuters, Published on 26/02/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's king met parliamentarians for a second day on Wednesday to try to end political turmoil by finding someone able to form a government or by calling a new election after Mahathir Mohamad's shock resignation as prime minister.
Malaysia's Mahathir returns as interim PM amid crisis
Reuters, Published on 25/02/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad went back to work on Tuesday with the new title of interim prime minister, a day after he resigned the leadership in a shock move that plunged the country into political turmoil.
Malaysia's political manoeuvring after PM Mahathir quits: Explainer
Reuters, Published on 24/02/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's 94-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigned on Monday, plunging the country into political turmoil less than two years after a surprise election victory.
Turmoil in Malaysia as PM Mahathir resigns
AFP, Published on 24/02/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigned Monday in a move analysts said appeared to be an effort to form a new coalition and block the succession of leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim.
Turmoil in Malaysia as PM Mahathir quits
AFP, Published on 24/02/2020
» Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, at 94 the world's oldest leader, submitted his resignation to the king Monday after a bid by his allies to bring down the government and block the succession of leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim.
Malaysian PM Mahathir submits resignation to king
Published on 24/02/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, at 94 the world's oldest leader, submitted his resignation to the king on Monday, his office said, after a bid by his political partners to bring down the government.
Malaysian politics in turmoil amid new coalition talk
Reuters, Published on 24/02/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: The fate of Malaysia's ruling coalition hung in doubt on Monday after surprise weekend talks between Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's party and other groups on forming a new government that would exclude his anointed successor Anwar Ibrahim.
Virus fears push Southeast Asia markets closer to bear levels
Published on 29/01/2020
» Southeast Asian equity markets, already suffering from foreign outflows, are now at the brink of witnessing bear markets for some of its members as the coronavirus-induced sell-off continues.
Malaysia on track for commercial 5G rollout by Q3
Published on 20/01/2020
» LANGAWI: Malaysia is gearing up to launch 5G, the fifth-generation cellular network, by the third quarter of this year, and Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is hoping the technology will propel the country into a developed nation by 2035.
Don't kowtow over Uighurs
News, Editorial, Published on 16/01/2020
» The recent failed escape of a group of Uighurs from a detention cell in the northeastern province of Mukdahan highlights the Catch-22 situation the country has been caught in for many years with this minority Muslim group from China. It's high time to find an acceptation solution.