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Thousands evacuated as heavy rains hit Malaysian states
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/01/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — At least five people were killed, and thousands were forced to evacuate across two Malaysian states on Borneo after days of heavy rain triggered floods and landslides.
Malaysia announces subsidy for imported rice in 2 states
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's agricultural and food security ministry on Monday said it would provide a subsidy of 950 ringgit per tonne for imported white rice in the states of Sabah and Sarawak from Oct 5.
Indonesia races to extinguish wildfires as dry season hits peak
Reuters, Published on 01/10/2023
» Firefighters are rushing to extinguish forest and land fires across parts of Indonesia, with the scorching weather in the Southeast Asian nation worsened by an El Nino dry spell and set to peak this month.
Malaysia rejects new Chinese map
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has rejected a new Chinese map that claims waters off the Malaysian coast in the South China Sea, in the latest war of words between the Asian allies over Beijing’s assertiveness in the contested waterway.
Malaysia faces 'inconvenient truth' on clean energy goals
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 03/02/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Chuan Zhen Ko's passion for clean energy and climate change was first ignited by his university lecturers and watching the 2006 Oscar-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth", starring former US Vice-President Al Gore.
Malaysian PM Anwar will also hold finance post
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/12/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has appointed himself as finance minister, betting he’s the best person to sustain the country’s fragile post-pandemic recovery as the economy heads for a slowdown next year.
Malaysia's political manoeuvring begins after indecisive election
Reuters, Published on 20/11/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's political leaders scrambled on Sunday to secure support from rivals a day after a general election produced a hung parliament, with no coalition winning a parliamentary majority.
Anwar claims majority after vote, but rival does not concede
AFP, Published on 20/11/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Sunday his coalition had mustered enough seats to form the country's next government after a hotly contested general election, potentially paving the way for him to become prime minister.
Malaysian election likely too close to call
Bloomberg and AFP, Published on 19/11/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Coalitions led by Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim secured early leads in their respective strongholds on Saturday evening in a general election race that observers say will be too close to call.
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.