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KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia: HAPPY 60th Independence Day to the people and the government of Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The first chief of the Royal Malaysian Navy has urged the government to strengthen the capabilities of the country’s armed forces, which have suffered through numerous corruption scandals and neglect in recent decades.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-25 tahun yang lalu, pada 30 April 1998 (Rabu), sehari sebelum Hari Pekerja, kami beberapa orang, antaranya Dr. Nasir, Selvam dan saya, bergerak pergi ke Jabatan Pendaftaran Pertubuhan (ROS) Selangor di Jalan Pekeliling, Sentul, untuk mendaftar sebuah parti atas nama Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--As the tempo for a Pakatan Harapan (PH) win rises, we have the associated intellectuals pleading with voters to exercise their democratic vote to seal the deal for the coalition. We even had one top legal mind articulating that constitutionally the party with the most MPs should be called to form the government the very next day.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--A major feature of Malaysia’s political system has been the persistent link between politics and business, a phenomenon commonly referred to as money politics or political business. This political-business nexus has a multi-dimensional form, with each trait subject to change. The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) has prepared Business in Politics: Seeking Control of Malaysia’s Political System, a report that draws attention to previously unnoted forms of connections between politics and business that merit attention, what we have termed as business-in-politics, with a focus on sitting Members of Parliament. The MPs under review have been mired in controversial corporate-related matters, have off-shore accounts and foreign business interests, or have hopped out of the party or coalition under whose ticket they won a seat in Parliament.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--PATRIOT is deeply concerned with the seeming disarray of our political landscape even as we are nearing polling day.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Pernah ulas mengenai buku Tommy Thomas tahun lepas dan beberapa tuduhan beliau yang jauh terpesong dari realiti.

BANGKOK, Thailand--The recent imprisonment of former Prime Minister Najib Razak when his conviction was upheld by the Federal Court, and the subsequent conviction of his wife Rosmah Mansor on corruption charges has likely triggered a tipping point in Malaysian politics.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--I was not surprised at last Tuesday’s decision and the sideshow that followed on Thursday and Friday.

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia--Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Ti’s recent visit to Malaysia could hardly come at a worse time as the Southeast Asian country seeks to move further away from Beijing’s sphere of influence.

SACRAMENTO, U.S.--Arguably the only useful outcome of the 22-month Pakatan Harapan coalition that ruled Malaysia until February 2020, was court proceedings instituted against former Prime Minister Najib Razak and Zahid Hamidi, United Malays National Organization party president. 

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Sejurus selepas parti pembangkang mendapat kuasa di Pulau Pinang pada 2008, kerajaan negeri yang baru terus menyatakan hasrat untuk mengembalikan pilihan raya kerajaan tempatan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--I have nothing against Ismail Sabri Yaakob globetrotting to promote the use of Bahasa Melayu - the Malay language - although I'm fearful that this is another jingoistic, vote-chasing "hangat-hangat tahi ayam" thing. And as if to thumb the nose at the Prime Minister's folly, the Sarawak Government is allowing English to be used in the state's administration.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Malaysians have taken to social media to vent their anger and frustration over the shortage of foodstuffs, such as chicken, and the rising prices of such products in the country.