Malaysia’s foreign minister has, in a tweet, admitted meeting “informally” with the National Unity Government’s (NUG) foreign minister, Zin Mar Aung, and the president of the NUCC, making Malaysia the first ASEAN nation to openly acknowledge contact with the groups. Saifuddin Abdullah said that he had met the pair in a virtual meet held before …
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Malaysia makes record bust of crystal meth, shipped from Burma
Malaysia has made its largest ever seizure of crystal methamphetamine, officials said on Monday, finding nearly 1.2 tonnes of the drug disguised as tea in a shipment from Burma, and arrested six suspected traffickers.
Jailed Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim walks free after royal pardon
Jailed Malaysian reformist Anwar Ibrahim was granted a full pardon on Wednesday and walked out of a hospital in Kuala Lumpur just a week after his alliance scored a shock victory in a general election.
Mahathir, 92, sworn in as Malaysia’s seventh prime minister
Mahathir Mohamad was sworn in as Malaysia’s seventh prime minister on Thursday after a stunning election comeback, defeating the coalition that has ruled the nation for six decades since independence from Britain.
Clash of political titans brings a gripping election to Malaysia
Malaysia’s general election on Wednesday will be an extraordinary contest, pitting a 92-year-old former authoritarian leader and a jailed reformist he fell out with 20 years ago against a prime minister who has been mired in a multi-billion-dollar scandal.
Malaysia intercepts boat carrying Rohingya refugees
Malaysia intercepted a boat carrying 56 Rohingya refugees from Burma off its northern island of Langkawi on Tuesday and will allow them to enter on humanitarian grounds, with rights groups expecting further such perilous journeys by sea.