Analysts: Upcoming State Poll in Malaysia May Pave Way for National Elections

If ruling UMNO wins in Johor, it may advance vote to build on victories in three consecutive state polls.

Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi speaks to reporters at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex after a judge ordered him to enter a defense on 47 charges involving criminal breach of trust, graft and money laundering, Jan. 24, 2022.

Malaysian Court Orders UMNO Leader to Enter Defense in $30M Embezzlement Case

2022-01-24

A judge said the prosecution had made its case against Ahmad Zahid Hamidi linked to his charity.

Burmese coup architect Min Aung Hlaing greets Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (right), in Naypyidaw, Jan. 8, 2022.

Cambodia’s Hun Sen Hits Back at Malaysian FM for Criticizing Myanmar Strategy

2022-01-21

Cambodian leader should have consulted other ASEAN states before visiting Burmese junta leader, Malaysia’s top diplomat had said.

Illustrative map shows the apparent geographic extents of Dongsha Qundao, Xisha Qundao, Zhongsha Qundao, and Nansha Qundao, from which the People’s Republic of China claims its maritime zones.

Malaysian FM Sees Shift in China’s Justification of its Sweeping South China Sea Claims

2022-01-18

“Four Sha,” are four island groups in South China Sea that Beijing claims to hold “historical rights” to.

Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah speaks during a news conference after the ASEAN Summit, in Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 28, 2021. [Reuters]

Malaysia: Cambodian PM Should have Consulted ASEAN Members Before Myanmar Visit

Meanwhile, Indonesia Urges Phnom Penh, regional bloc’s new chair, to stick to what was agreed in previous meetings.

Anas Abdulrahman, who heads the negotiating team representing BRN rebels in Malaysia-brokered peace talks with Thailand, joins fellow delegates Che Muda (left) and Mohamad Shamsul (right) during a press conference near Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 13, 2022.

Malaysia Hands Over 3 Rebel Suspects to Thailand

The rare prisoner transfer coincided with the latest round of Deep South peace talks in Kuala Lumpur.

Gen. Wanlop Rugsanaoh, the Thai peace talks panel chief (seated, right), Anas Abdulrahman (also known as Hipni Mareh), the BRN chief negotiator (seated, left), and Abdul Rahim Noor, the Malaysian facilitator for talks between the two (seated, center), pose with other delegates for a photograph at a hotel in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 12, 2022.

After Thai-BRN Talks, Malaysia Says Deep South Solution Will Take Years

In first in-person meeting since early 2020, Thai negotiators and rebel group discuss a 3-point framework for future deliberations.

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