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Malaysia's Anwar thwarts opposition challenge in state polls
AFP, Published on 13/08/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's ruling coalition thwarted a challenge by an opposition alliance in state elections, official results showed Sunday, with analysts saying the win would buy him time to consolidate power in the largely Islamic Southeast Asian nation.
Malaysians vote in six state elections seen as referendum on Anwar
AFP, Published on 12/08/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians in six states went to the polls Saturday to vote for state assembly members in elections widely seen as a barometer of support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's unity government.
Three killed in shoot-out in Narathiwat
AFP, Published on 21/01/2023
» NARATHIWAT: Three people were killed in a jungle shoot-out between government forces and separatist rebels in this southern border province of Narathiwat, police said Saturday.
Malaysians vote in tightly contested election
AFP, Published on 19/11/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysians headed to the polls on Saturday with jailed ex-leader Najib Razak's graft-tainted party seeking to cement its grip on power in a race analysts say is too close to call.
Malaysia to hold national elections on Nov 19
AFP, Published on 20/10/2022
» Malaysia will head to the polls on Nov 19, officials said Thursday, after the prime minister called for a snap election to restore political stability.
Malaysian leader Mahathir, 93, feeling his age
AFP, Published on 01/11/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Leaning back in his chair and admitting he is feeling every one of his 93 years, the world's oldest leader Mahathir Mohamad says his second stint as Malaysian premier is taking its toll as he grapples with everything from fending off China to paying down a mammoth national debt.
Malaysian king calls for unity amid racial tensions
AFP, Published on 17/07/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's king has appealed for calm amid growing racial tensions in the Muslim-majority country after an electoral earthquake in May toppled the Malay-dominated coalition that had ruled the country for decades.
Treasure trove seized from ex-Malaysia PM worth up to B9bn
AFP, Published on 27/06/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: A vast trove of items seized in raids on properties linked to Malaysia's scandal-mired former leader, including cash, jewellery and luxury handbags, are worth up to 9 billion baht, police said Wednesday.
Cash-stuffed designer handbags seized in raids on Malaysia's Najib
AFP, Published on 18/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR - Dozens of designer handbags stuffed with cash and jewellery were seized during Malaysian police raids on luxury properties linked to ex-prime minister Najib Razak on Friday, as a corruption probe gathered pace.
People are pillaging the world's protected areas: study
AFP, Published on 18/05/2018
» TAMPA - Highways are being paved, oil is being drilled and entire cities are sprouting up inside many of the world's nature preserves, imperiling the very creatures they are meant to protect, researchers said Thursday.