MH370 pilot liked Pakatan leaders, Facebook page shows
Police on March 15 searched Zaharie Ahmad Shahs house and that of first officer Fariq Abdul Hamid after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the plane was intentionally diverted en route to Beijing on March 8... Anwars sentencing this month.
Another Brick in the Wall: Robert Phang in defense of Najib.
Phang came to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razaks defence over an article titled Price of Malaysias racism written by Malott in the Wall Street Journal on Feb 8. Malott, who served here from 1995 to 1998, criticised the��.
Post GE13: An end in sight for Malaysias race-based politics?
Malaysias recently concluded 13th general election demonstrated that Malaysias system of race-based politics is crumbling under the impact of urbanisation and the reality of Malay-majority rule, an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal suggested.
Southeast Asia from the Corner of 18th and K Streets: Hun Sens
Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has ruled the country since seizing power in a 1997 coup, is poised to win his fourth consecutive term as prime minister when Cambodians go to the polls on July 28. While his victory is assured, a bright... Sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd plans to raise about $1 billion in a 2014 initial public offering (IPO) of its power plant assets, according to a June 17 Wall Street Journal report. The IPO will be the latest in a number��.
Zaids third voice wins WSJ approval | uppercaise
Malaysias Third Way. A new splinter party throws a wrench into the political machine. The Wall Street Journal Jan 28, 2011. In two-party democracies, third parties can sometimes be beneficial for the political system even if they dont win any elections. By putting. Even though it never was a serious electoral threat to then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad or the National Front, Semangat 46 became a vocal advocate of economic reform before it dissolved in 1996.
Malaysias Mahathir Mohamad Calls on Prime Minister Najib Razak to Resign
Six years ago, Malaysias former leader, Mahathir Mohamad, played a pivotal role in bringing down a prime minister. Now he is attempting to do it again, demanding Saturday that Prime Minister Najib Razak resign as the political fallout surrounding a.
lawmatters journal malaysia: Mahathir sharpens attack on.
Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak promised a raft of human rights reforms including cutting the countrys infamous colonial-era Internal Security Act, which allows for indefinite detention without trial.. lawyers and at least one journalist have been charged and are confronted with varying penalties in what the Malaysian press has taken to calling ���operation dragnet,��� an oblique reference to Operation Lalang, in which former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ordered the��.
A Matter of Expression
At the swank Valentine Willie Fine Art gallery one June morning, a pair of workers hastily pulled down a single work from a group show: a gigantic image of the head and shoulders of the countrys new prime minister, Najib Razak. The works.. The.
Nama Berita Sarawak Kine Tok Owh?: Sarawak Corner.
As part of the revisions made to Budget 2015, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced the suspension of the PLKN as it would help the government to save RM500 million... KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 ��� Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad did not take his own advice that leaders should go if they were no longer performing and stayed for the 22 years that witnessed Malaysias deterioration setting in, DAP veteran and long-time rival Lim Kit Siang said today.
Umno will regret its Anwar vendetta in GE14, says WSJ.
���Umnos decades-long vendetta against Mr Anwar has brought discredit on Malaysias government and political culture,��� said the article titled ���Malaysias Anwar Shame���. ���It is likely. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razaks failure to call an end to this farce is a stain on his legacy.��� According to WSJ, Umno had resorted to a trumped-up charge against Anwar recycled from the playbook of former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, rather than fight Anwar ���fairly���.
Investigators piece together profile of Malaysia Airlines pilot
Police on March 15 searched Zaharie Ahmad Shahs house and that of first officer Fariq Abdul Hamid after Prime Minister Najib Razak said the plane was intentionally diverted en-route to Beijing on March 8. They spoke to. Anwars sentencing this.
Subsidies must be cut, or else Malaysia goes bankrupt.
Wain, a former Asian Wall Street Journal editor said this showed the two contrasting characters of the Malaysias fourth prime minister. ���Despite Mahathirs passion for politics, such matters were. Even when Mahathir had written the infamous letter calling for the first premier Tunku Abdul Rahmans resignation following the 1969 racial riots, the matter was not made known to her or the family,��� he said. It was as if Mahathir had compartmentalised his life, said Wain in��.
Southeast Asia from the Corner of 18th and K Streets.
Low-level extremist activity spread beyond Poso, Central Sulawesi, where it has long been a problem, to bigger cities such as Makassar in 2013, according to a December 1 Wall Street Journal report. Counterterrorism chief Ansyaad Mbadi said the.. Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad resigned as an adviser to state-run oil company Petronas, effective December 1, after doctors advised him to slow down.��� The 88-year-old Mahathir, who stepped��.
Najib takes on Daim Zainuddin | Din Merican: the Malaysian.
The latest oscillations in the political pendulum have Prime Minister Najib Razak in what is being bruited about as tacit cooperation with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim that is intended to peg a nemesis of Anwars, Daim Zainuddin, in a corner... arm of the United Malays National Organization, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamads ruling political party, is a conglomerate with interests in financial services, construction, telecommunications and property development.
Land Destroyer: In-depth: Foreign Meddling in Malaysia
Malaysians may not be happy with the current Prime Minister Najib Razak and the coalition of Barisan Nasional (which has practically ruled Malaysia since its independence), however it is unfortunate that populist opinion in countries of interest to. Anwar Ibrahim issued a statement in Asian Wall Street Journal suggesting that developing countries should stop ���pointing a finger at speculators and put their houses in order first��� by ending their ���ambitious plans for outlandish projects.
With MH17, Najib gets a second chance to show mettle, report says
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (centre) leaves after visiting bereaved families of passengers killed on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, a hotel in Putrajaya July 19, 2014. ��� Reuters pic KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 ��� Faced with Malaysias second.
Malaysias Mahathir Remembers Lee Kuan Yew, His Frequent Adversary
Malaysias Mahathir Mohamad has joined the remembrances of the man with whom he had crossed swords many times, Singapores first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died this week aged 91. Dr. Mahathir gave up a career in medicine to become .
Obama woos Malaysia, warns North Korea
The brief encounter occurred during an official welcoming ceremony at Kuala Lumpurs Parliament Square, where Mr Obama met his host, Prime Minister Najib Razak. Malaysia is the third stop on an Asian tour by Mr Obama that has taken him to Japan and .
Malaysias New Mahathirism - Excerpt from Wall Street Journal
In 2001, as Mahathir Mohameds long tenure as prime minister was in its final years, we wrote that Malaysia was in danger of stepping back from the world of democracy and the Internet into a darker age of racial conflict and. Dr. Mahathirs protege, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, is set to be elected today as leader of the United Malays National Organization, the leading party in the coalition that has governed the country since independence in 1957. Next week��.
Malaysian Cartoonist Draws Attention of Police With Anwar Ibrahim Book
KUALA LUMPUR���Malaysian cartoonist Zunars doodlings arent much of a joke for the countrys rulers. For years, he has poked fun at figures of authority, including Prime Minister Najib Razak and former premier Mahathir Mohamad, becoming part of the .
DIGGING UMNOS GRAVE: Mahathir - the most poisonous man in Malaysia:
Written by Christopher Fernandez The sacking of deputy prime minister and finance minister, Anwar Ibrahim, in 1998, was the start of Malaysias real problems as the incorrigible Mahathir Mohammad sought to stay in power despite him being one of the.
Najib should set up Royal Commission of Inquiry to.
. of Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, holding up for more than three weeks the release of 800 copies of a new biography of former Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad by former Asian Wall Street Journal. What is Mahathirs stand on whether Wains new biography on him should be released to the Malaysian public without any more obstacles from the authorities in Malaysia?.. Guess we are pretty unlucky,living in this land we call ���boleh land���. Unless��.
Najib steering Malaysia back to authoritarian ways | omong
comMalaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Monday again warned that the imminent rise to power of rival Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak will likely provoke a further crackdown on popular dissent in the economically struggling Southeast Asian. Speaking in an interview with The Wall Street Journal in Bangkok, Mr. Anwar said: ���I think we can clearly see a trend developing.. Malaysians (including Dr Mahathir) have no confidence in Umno leaders.
Southeast Asia from the Corner of 18th and K Streets.
The police will still manage operations and pay logistical costs if they themselves call for military assistance... Yudhoyono also attended the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and, with British prime minister David Cameron, cochaired the UN High-level Panel on the Post-Millennium Development Goals during his stop in.. His last major work was Malaysian Maverick, a biography of Malaysias controversial former prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad.
Straight Talk: Malaysian Maverick and A Broken Legacy
DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang wants Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to set up a royal commission of inquiry to determine if his mentor Dr Mahathir Mohamad had burned RM100 billion on grandiose projects and corruption during his 22-year reign. The book penned by former Asian Wall Street Journal managing editor Barry Wain, entitled Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times has pointed the finger at Dr M for the legacy of wasting or burning��.
Anwar calls 500000 to protest
Meanwhile a secret pre-election pact between Mr Anwar and Prime Minister Najib Razak to respect the outcome of the election has emerged but both sides disagree on the details. Mr Najib has confirmed it was brokered by former Indonesian vice-president .
Southeast Asia from the Corner of 18th and K Streets.
With the top leadership secure, attention has shifted to the six men, including former prime minister Mahathir Mohamads son Mukhriz Mahathir, vying for UMNOs three vice presidential spots. Government. Prime Minister Najib Razak on September 23 announced the creation of a $100 million fund, in cooperation with Japans Asian Energy Investments Pte Ltd, to accelerate the development and manufacturing of green technologies in Malaysia. He unveiled the new��.
In MH370, upset Malaysian officials see China ploy to divert anger
Reuters picKUALA LUMPUR, April 3 ��� High-ranking officials from Malaysia are increasingly frustrated with Chinas pressure for answers over the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH370, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Since the plane went .
Did Najibs MH17 deal legitimise Ukraine rebels?
Reuters picKUALA LUMPUR, July 24 ��� Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razaks agreement with the pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine to retrieve the passengers bodies and black boxes of Flight MH17 may have lent legitimacy to the armed rebels.