Malaysia

Who Was The Mysterious Israeli Gunman After in KL?

Was he a Mossad operative after Hamas targets?

Apr 1 •

John Berthelsen

Bad Week for Malaysia

UMNO pols fan the flames over a merchandising gaffe

Mar 25

Indonesia’s Jokowi Amasses Post-Electoral Power

Test is to see if Prabowo allows him to exercise it

Mar 11

Malaysia’s Creeping Islamization

When politicians want to go to heaven

Mar 10

The End of The ‘White-Haired Rajah,’ a Borneo Robber Baron

Abdul Taib Mahmud, 1936-2024

Feb 26 •

Our Correspondent

Tunku Abdul Rahman’s enduring legacy in foreign affairs

His easy-going style does not sit well with conservative Malay leaders

Feb 23

1MDB Scandal Author Threatened with Prison

Case brought in Terengganu under dubious circumstances

Feb 12 •

Our Correspondent

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agenda Wrecked

Kleptocrat Najib given amnesty no one can explain

Feb 5 •

Disgraced Malaysian PM’s Sentence Reduced

‘Bossku’ likely to resume kingmaker role in bid to keep Anwar in power

Jan 31 •

John Berthelsen

Malaysia Corruption Probe Regarded to Settle Old Scores

Wife of onetime powerful Mahathir crony Daim charged

Jan 24 •

John Berthelsen

Pandora’s Box: Daim Zainuddin and the Law

Former Malaysian finance minister and tycoon possibly to be indicted

Jan 21 •

John Berthelsen

Will Malaysia’s Felonious Former Premier be Freed Soon?

Political expediency produces strange bedfellows

Jan 16

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