Malaysia

King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah of Malaysia has instructed candidates for the 2018 general elections and party supporters to be “civil” beginning with nomination day. Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin, Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara, issued a statement on Thursday (Oct 20) stating that the monarch recommended candidates to avoid provocations and follow to the laws and …

A Malaysian news organization has revealed that the Israeli spy agency Mossad is thought to be behind the kidnapping of a Palestinian man who was abducted off a street in Kuala Lumpur and interrogated before being released by police. The New Straits Times of Malaysia reported on Tuesday that four men participating in the “snatch-and-grab” operation loaded the Palestinian computer …

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 …