Malaysia

Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (pictured), the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the People’s Republic of China, said in a statement released on Monday, October 17th, that Taiwan must not take a passive stance toward these heinous crimes. “In view of the loss of assured safety for the defenseless, Taiwanese authorities must take strong, aggressive measures and give justice to… …

Malaysia has chosen Turkish Aerospace Industries to supply three unmanned aircraft, according to the Southeast Asian country’s minister of defense. “The government has chosen to contract with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for the procurement of three (3) MALE-UAS units,” Hishammuddin Hussein said in a statement on Sunday. The minister stated that the purchase will be funded through the country’s five-year …

Despite the odds, Anwar Ibrahim, the head of the opposition in Malaysia, expressed optimism on Thursday that his coalition may win a simple majority in the next general elections. Anwar’s three-party Hope Alliance achieved a shock victory in the 2018 elections with the support of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who rode a wave of outrage over government corruption. On …

According to the Vital Statistics, Malaysia, 2021 report, which was issued today by the Department of Statistics Malaysia, the number of live births in Malaysia experiences the worst decline in a decade, with 439,744 births registered in 2021 compared to 471,504 births in 2020. The Crude Birth Rate (CBR), according to Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin, has …

On Tuesday, October 11, veteran politician and opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad predicted that disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak would be released from prison if his graft-tainted ruling party wins the upcoming general election. In August, Najib began serving a 12-year prison sentence after being convicted in the first of several trials involving the theft of billions of dollars from …

According to Syahredzan Johan, a member of the DAP central executive committee, the constitutional amendment that prohibits the political defection of elected representatives will restore Malaysians’ trust in the outcome of elections. He drew attention to the fact that the law was a component of the memorandum of understanding that Pakatan Harapan had with the government of Prime Minister Datuk …

A deputy minister stated that close to 77,000 personnel from various agencies are completely prepared for the likelihood of widespread flooding in Malaysia by the end of this year. Monday, October 3, Madam Mastura Mohd Yazid, Deputy Minister in the Department of the Prime Minister, informed the Lower House that a readiness task team will meet prior to the north-east …

On Thursday, September 29, the heirs of a late Southeast Asian sultan asked a Dutch court for permission to seize Malaysian assets in the Netherlands, according to their lawyer. They were seeking enforcement of an arbitration award in the amount of $15 billion that had been granted to them against the government of Malaysia. The petition that was filed at …

Turkey announced on Monday that Malaysia and Indonesia have shown significant interest in purchasing armed drones from the Turkish defense business Baykar. Baykar is responsible for supplying these types of weaponry to a number of countries following their effectiveness on the battlefield. “Many nations in Asia, especially Malaysia and Indonesia, show a significant amount of interest in the things that …

Following a meeting that took place on Friday on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly between the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo and his counterparts from Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is excited to continue its engagements with both countries. During their discussion on the importance …