“Plenty of funds were leaking over the years,” he said, adding that the subsidies had benefited 3.8 million foreigners. A petrol station in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia’s prime minister said “foreign …
The group last year began to expand its membership as it looks to challenge a world order dominated by Western economies, with Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the …
Domestic tour bus operators have already been forced to increase their rates by as much as 35 per cent, after prices at the pump surged overnight to 3.35 ringgit (71 …
In an indirect criticism of America’s growing strategic involvement in the South China Sea, Anwar underscored that “there should not be involvement with other parties” beyond China and members of …
China has invested billions of dollars into the Southeast Asian nation’s infrastructure, including under its Belt and Road Initiative. One project, the East Coast Rail Link in Peninsular Malaysia that …
A significant portion of the world’s tropical peatlands are in Southeast Asia. Indonesia and Malaysia are the peatland powerhouses of the region. Indonesia alone is home to more than 30 …
Anwar called the United States an important investment partner and export destination for chips made in Malaysia, but stressed that his administration could not legitimise unilateral sanctions that would compromise …
Now, he criticises his old friends for backing Israel’s assault on Gaza – even risking being seen as a Hamas apologist after the group’s deadly October 7 attack that sparked …
“But otherwise, we will not succumb to that sort of pressure. It is no longer neocolonialism or colonial rule. We are an independent nation.” 27:37 Anwar Ibrahim on navigating Malaysia …
The Chinese and the American militaries are behaving in ways that inevitably result in each country seeing the moves of the other as provocative. The positive dialogue they say they …