Mahathir, 98, questions why the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has concluded he committed an offence when he is not formally being investigated.

Malaysia’s King met with UMNO and DAP members to discuss developments “regarding religious and racial sensitivity,” to put an end to tensions caused by the sale of socks bearing the word “Allah.”

A Malaysian public that’s accustomed to politics shaping prosecutions largely sees PM Anwar Ibrahim following in the footsteps of his predecessors, while his allies walk free.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration has been on an extended campaign against posts deemed to be provocative to race, religion and royalty.

A freeze on new migrant-worker applications has employers warning of looming labour shortages – even as tens of thousands who were tricked into moving to Malaysia struggle to find legal work.

Muslims from Canada to the UK are seeking to move to multicultural Malaysia for its pro-Palestinian stance and ‘liberating’ environment for adherents of the faith.

Umno youth leader Akmal Saleh is accused of inciting the public and violating multimedia laws over his boycott calls

Chai Kee Kan, who is charged with two counts of wounding the religious sensitivities of Muslims, apologised to king Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar over the scandal.

Robert Tan is accused of ‘cheating’ the finance ministry in 2019 into granting his firm a US$840 million contract to run the government’s fleet of vehicles.

The Israeli secret service has been accused of past targeted killings in Malaysia, one of the world’s most outspoken pro-Palestinian nations.

The latest attack struck an outlet in Christian-majority Sarawak, just a day after PM Anwar Ibrahim praised the peace and stability in the state.

Only 11.6 million people have registered in the database, well short of the 22 million targeted by the authorities

Li is scheduled to visit Kuala Lumpur later this year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two sides.

Police said the man, who was held with a bag containing six handguns and 200 bullets, had stayed at several hotels during his time in the country.

Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying said the government needed more time to engage with the industry to carefully formulate the tax principles.

Sultan Ibrahim urges Malaysians, especially community leaders, to ‘act with maturity’ and learn from the incident to strengthen unity.

Mahathir Mohamad’s two eldest sons have revealed for the first time in an interview that a months-long anti-corruption investigation is targeting their 98-year-old father.

Malaysian politicians such as Umno youth chief Akmal Salleh have been exploiting the issue and are treading on dangerous grounds, analysts say.

Widespread backlash against the proposal points to the growing disillusionment toward Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government.

Malaysia’s home ministry says it wants to prevent the streaming of LGBTQ, communist and Islamophobic content on platforms such as Netflix.

The government said the US$125 million offer was ‘not expected to be able to cover the entire cost of organising a large-scale sports event’.

As Malaysia mulls over the ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’, the public has pushed back against the need to spend big amid a weak currency and cost-of-living woes.

Left unchecked, more than 6 million Malaysians could be left with less than US$9 a month to survive on in their old age, according to government estimates.

McDonald’s Malaysia claims BDS Malaysia slandered its business and implied it had profited from the assault on Palestinians and conspired with Israel.

Analysts blame structural problems for the plunge and say PM Anwar needs to make long-term economic reforms – and find the political support for these measures.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said a decision on resuming search for the wreckage would be taken soon, but relatives of the missing should not expect any breakthroughs.

The amendment will allow foreign-born children to Malaysian mothers and their non-Malaysian spouse to automatically get citizenship, ending years of struggle for many.