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Malaysia's Mahathir fears Najib would walk free if graft-tainted party wins polls
Published on 11/10/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's veteran politician and opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad predicted on Tuesday that disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak would be released from jail if his graft-tainted ruling party wins an upcoming general election.
Key issues as Malaysia gets set to go to the polls
Published on 10/10/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob called for an early election on Monday, to win a stronger mandate and stabilise a rocky political landscape that has persisted in the wake of the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal and Covid crisis.
Malaysia PM dissolves parliament, paving way for early vote
Published on 10/10/2022
» Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the dissolution of parliament on Monday, paving the way for elections this year as his ruling party seeks to strengthen its position following a run of successful local polls.
Malaysian election call expected soon
Published on 01/10/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will soon meet with the king to get his consent to dissolve parliament, paving the way for a general election within this year, according to a ruling party official.
Malaysian PM orders probe of former top prosecutor
Published on 30/09/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Friday ordered an investigation into possible misconduct by a former top prosecutor who had brought corruption cases against several senior members of his ruling United Malays National Organisation (Umno) party.
Former Malaysia deputy prime minister acquitted of graft charges
Reuters, Published on 23/09/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian high court acquitted a former deputy prime minister of 40 bribery charges, saying the prosecution had failed to provide enough evidence, a state news agency reported on Friday.
Malaysian ex-PM's wife guilty of corruption
Published on 01/09/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor, the wife former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, was found guilty of graft on Thursday, just over a week after her husband began serving a 12-year jail term.
SE Asia dabbles with change
News, Editorial, Published on 28/08/2022
» It may only be the end of August, but this year has seen some major announcements in Southeast Asia that signal a major shift is taking place in the deeply-conservative region. But do the changes affect reality on a deeper level, or merely cement the status quo?
Used-lot leases
News, Postbag, Published on 28/08/2022
» Re: "Landlords jittery over seizure risk," (BP, Aug 23).
Mahathir: Jailed Najib 'highly likely' to get royal pardon
Reuters, Published on 25/08/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's veteran politician Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that the disgraced former premier Najib Razak, who he helped bring down, was likely to receive a royal pardon and be released from a 12-year jail sentence for graft that he began this week.