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Dems meet Tuesday on PM pick
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/06/2019
» Democrat MPs and executives will meet on Tuesday to decide how the party MPs will vote in the prime ministerial selection in parliament timed for the next day, party spokesman Rames Ratanachaweng says.
Malaysia pardon board to meet on Wednesday
Kyodo News, Published on 14/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim is expected to be released soon after the Royal Pardon Board meets on Wednesday, his party said Monday, putting him in position to become prime minister just as soon as he can secure a seat in parliament.
Mahathir's party hit with temporary ban ahead of poll
Published on 05/04/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government on Thursday slapped a temporary dissolution order on former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad's new party, barring it from holding any activities or using its logo for 30 days just as a general election is set to be called.
PM plots path to post-election power
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 15/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's New Year remark that he was a soldier-turned-politician may have surprised some but it was far from unexpected.
Prawit backs plan for new political party
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/01/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has thrown his support behind a plan to set up a political party to back Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to return as a non-elected prime minister after the general election expected late this year.
Mahathir applies to form new party to take on Malaysian PM
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.
Suu Kyi visit brings harsh crackdown on Rohingya, advocates
Published on 23/06/2016
» Police on Thursday forced cancellation of a press conference and presentation at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand on the problems of the Rohingya people in Myanmar.
Axe falls on Mahathir's son after fallout with Najib
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.
Thousands rally in Malaysia
Kyodo News, Published on 24/01/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - Thousands of Malaysians staged a rally in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to protest against the Trans-Pacific Partnership pact as the country's parliament was set to debate and vote on the multilateral agreement next week.
Ex-health minister named E. Timor PM
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.