Politics

From left to right: Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim and Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali Azmin Ali.
Politics

Anwar faces new sexual assault charge in power struggle

Malaysia's prime minister-in-waiting denies allegations, calls them a plot to hurt his image

6 December 2019
Students check their smartphones at a university in Semenyih, outside Kuala Lumpur.
Technology

Google to collect Malaysia's new 6% digital tax

Netflix, Spotify and other global platforms also face duty from January

6 December 2019
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak prays with his supporters before entering a courtroom at Kuala Lumpur High Court on Dec. 3. 
Politics

Najib denies ordering personal kickbacks in 1MDB-related trial

Former Malaysian prime minister blames Jho Low for bad advice on state fund

3 December 2019
India's light combat aircraft Tejas lands at an airbase on the outskirts of New Delhi in October. The fighter is claimed to be a good choice to upgrade Malaysia's air force.
Politics

Malaysia considers purchase of Indian jet fighters

Kashmir tensions fail to stymie trade as Kuala Lumpur looks to upgrade air force

24 November 2019
Both Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, pictured, and leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim have said that Malaysia cannot accept LGBT rights. 
Politics

Malaysia's LGBT community under siege as government ignores abuse

Jail terms stoke fears of rollback on human rights promises

20 November 2019
A worker unloads palm oil fruit bunches from a lorry inside a palm oil mill in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Trade

Malaysia and Indonesia to take EU palm oil ban to WTO

Mahathir tells industry forum 'we must not hesitate to take countermeasures'

19 November 2019
Nikkei montage/Source photo by AP
Politics

Jho Low of Cyprus: 1MDB fugitive's passports keep police guessing

Malaysian attorney general says businessman cannot face 13 charges in absentia

12 November 2019
Former Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on Nov. 11. 
Politics

Malaysia calls on Najib to defend himself in 1MDB-related trial

Former prime minister to lay out arguments in December in $10m money laundering case

11 November 2019
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen attends a funeral in Phnom Penh. Cambodia has sent arrest warrants for Rainsy to all 10 members of the Southeast Asian bloc.
Hun Sen's Cambodia

Hun Sen rival blocked from flight as Cambodia showdown heats up

Sam Rainsy unable to transit via Thailand as he faces ASEAN roadblocks to homecoming

8 November 2019
Anwar Ibrahim is within touching distance of Malaysia's premiership, the culmination of a decadeslong journey that took him from rising political star to a prison cell. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Anwar Ibrahim)
The Big Story

Anwar Ibrahim finally has Malaysia's leadership within reach

The prime minister in waiting retains a zeal for reform

6 November 2019
Sacked as finance minister in 1998 and jailed in 1999, Anwar Ibrahim's treatment by the Malaysian government prompted rallies from supporters.
6 November 2019
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, left, told ASEAN's political and business leaders that they must begin wielding the region's 650 million people as a strength; he was speaking in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on Nov. 2. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
International relations

Mahathir urges ASEAN to unite against West's protectionism

US-China trade war will end when Trump leaves office, Malaysian leader suggests

2 November 2019
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has left rice farmers fuming over a policy that was supposed to curb inflation but also enhance their competitiveness. (© Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images)
Asia Insight

Duterte's war on inflation hammers Philippine farmers

Backlash over cheap rice imports casts doubt on agricultural reform

29 October 2019
India's main palm oil trade group has asked its members to refrain from importing Malaysian palm oil.
Kashmir turmoil

Indian anger at Malaysia's Kashmir stance threatens palm oil trade

Mahathir's 'unprovoked' and 'unacceptable' remarks prompt talk of boycott

26 October 2019
Mahathir is caught in a Catch-22.
Opinion

Mahathir's window for reforms is closing faster than he thinks

Malaysia needs to abandon ethnic preference and fix political trust

24 October 2019
Malaysia is one of the world's leading palm oil exporters, with the commodity accounting for about 4 per cent of its annual economic output.
International relations

Malaysia awaits India's official stance on palm oil imports

Mahathir stands by Kashmir comments, but says impact of Indian boycott to be studied

22 October 2019
Indian cleric Zakir Naik, pictured on Sep. 7, provoked tensions.
Opinion

Racial divisions of Malaysia's politics harm whole country

Parties should not play off races against each other

22 October 2019
Tommy Thomas, Malaysia's attorney general, speaks to the Nikkei Asian Review in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by P Prem Kumar)
Interview

Malaysia open to Goldman settlement if firm pays up for 1MDB

Attorney general 'very confident' of court win should parties not come to terms

17 October 2019
Nearly a quarter of Grab drivers have given up on obtaining a public service license.
Startups

Grab warns Malaysia to brace for higher fares and longer waits

New license law to sideline majority of drivers when it takes effect Saturday

12 October 2019
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad enters parliament ahead of the presentation of the government's 2020 budget on Oct 11. (Photo by P Prem Kumar)
Economy

Malaysia readies tax breaks to draw Fortune 500 firms and unicorns

Southeast Asian economy seeks growth as haven from trade war

11 October 2019
Pressed plastic bottles are stored at a recycling facility in Switzerland. Much of the world's plastic waste ends up in landfills or is burned.
Environment

Plastic waste searches for a new home as Asia shuts its gates

Import bans highlight shortcomings in global recycling chains

7 October 2019
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is seen during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Sept. 5.
Hong Kong protests

Mahathir says Hong Kong's Carrie Lam should step down

Malaysian leader sees Beijing losing patience as it did with Tiananmen

5 October 2019
Tsai Ing-wen rejuvenated the New Southbound Policy in 2016 while Beijing launched its measures to bring Taipei back into line.
Opinion

Taiwan's New Southbound Policy is decreasing its reliance on China

Looking to regional neighbors for closer trade relationships is bearing fruit

4 October 2019
Military vehicles carrying YJ anti-ship missiles march during the military parade in September 2015: China's new weapons will make the South China Sea a deadly environment.
Opinion

China's military buildup is worry for neighbors and warning for US

Hypersonic missiles and stealthy jets bolster Beijing's might

1 October 2019
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says that Southeast Asian countries realize they need to deal with China jointly.
International relations

Mahathir: 'We have to go to the Chinese' for infrastructure

Malaysian prime minister changes course on Belt and Road

27 September 2019