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Najib, Rosmah to be questioned by authorities again

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak and his wife will both be questioned by authorities on Wednesday (Oct 3) morning in ... → Read More

‘It's not about revenge’: Saiful on challenging former boss Anwar in Port Dickson

PORT DICKSON: Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan was calm and collected as he sat outside the Port Dickson by-election nomination centre on Saturday (Sep ... → Read More

Members of Malaysia's UMNO quitting over stress of graft investigations, says top party official

KUALA LUMPUR: Before he resigned from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) this week, former Malaysian minister Mustapa Mohamed was ... → Read More

Former Malaysian foreign minister Anifah Aman quits UMNO over Sabah rights

KUALA LUMPUR: Anifah Aman on Wednesday (Sep 19) became the second former minister from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) to announce ... → Read More

Malaysian government raises private sector minimum wage as pledged

The Malaysian government will raise and standardise the minimum wage for the private sector across the country as of Jan 1, 2019 - belatedly ... → Read More

Malaysia PM Mahathir's wife, Siti Hasmah, on life back in the spotlight

In an exclusive interview, Malaysia's "first lady" Siti Hasmah opens up to Channel NewsAsia's Sumisha Naidu on comparisons with former PM Najib ... → Read More

Mahathir says unaware of Jho Low's arrest but hopes he has been caught

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday (Jul 19) he hopes China will hand over financier Jho Low, who is wanted ... → Read More

Anwar Ibrahim to contest People's Justice Party presidency

KUALA LUMPUR: The defacto leader of the People's Justice Party, Anwar Ibrahim, will contest the post of president for the first time after years ... → Read More

Singapore ‘knows what we want to do’ about High-Speed Rail: Mahathir

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the country has not yet given Singapore "full notice" of its intentions for the ... → Read More

Malaysia to amend anti-graft laws to include PM, DPM: Mahathir

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday (Jul 9) said his government plans to amend anti-graft laws so that even the ... → Read More

Charges against Najib Razak not politically motivated, says Anwar Ibrahim

KUALA LUMPUR: Anwar Ibrahim, the de facto leader of the People's Justice Party, has dismissed the idea that charges against former Malaysian prime ... → Read More

In multi-ethnic Malaysia, PM Mahathir tells young to forget race and be 'pure Malaysian'

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad wants Malaysia's young citizens to forget racial origins and think of themselves as "pure Malaysians". ... → Read More

1MDB task force confirms freezing bank accounts of UMNO and other political parties

KUALA LUMPUR: Several bank accounts have been frozen by the special task force investigating Malaysian state investment firm 1Malaysia Development ... → Read More

Malaysia needs good opposition, but UMNO not united: Mahathir

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government needs good opposition, but Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said his former party, the United Malays ... → Read More

Terrorism biggest threat to Malaysia, says defence minister

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu, also known as Mat Sabu, believes terrorism is the number one security risk facing the country. → Read More

Middle Rocks won't be used for military purposes: Malaysia Defence Minister

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu said on Thursday (Jun 28) that the government has yet to make a decision on developing Middle ... → Read More

Malaysia to review national service programme

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will review its national service programme, which was compulsory for randomly selected batches of 18-year-old Malaysians ... → Read More

No ringgit peg for Malaysia for now; changing currency an option: Mahathir

PUTRAJAYA: There is no need to peg the ringgit at the moment although the country will study this as an option if needed, Malaysian Prime Minister ... → Read More

Najib Malaysia's new Anwar? No, says PM Mahathir as authorities prepare to rain charges

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak will likely not be "around" for the next general election, says Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who ... → Read More

Mahathir says Cabinet to have 29 people, denies squabbling behind the scenes

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's full Cabinet is expected to have 29 people, and the list is expected to be announced once ... → Read More