Malaysia

Elections for state assembly members took place in six states of Malaysia on Saturday. These elections are largely seen as a gauge of public support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity administration. While Anwar’s two-thirds majority...

A day after the lead singer of the British pop rock band The 1975 kissed a male bandmate onstage and denounced the nation’s anti-LGBT policies, the Malaysian government on Saturday cancelled a music festival in the...

On Friday, a Malaysian court charged four Thai nationals with people trafficking in connection with the discovery of mass graves along the country’s border with Thailand eight years ago. In 2015, more than 100 bodies were...

Najib Razak’s attempt to have his 12-year prison term for corruption overturned by Malaysia’s highest court was denied on Friday, effectively ending his chances of making a political comeback. The former prime minister had petitioned the...

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin became the country’s second leader to be indicted for corruption after departing office on Friday after being charged with accepting bribes and money laundering. In his plea, Muhyiddin—who served as...

Malaysia’s north was overwhelmed by floods brought on by the monsoon, and authorities said that at least five people were killed and over 70,000 people flocked to evacuation centers. After flooding started over the weekend, more...

In a high-stakes legal move that could land him behind bars or even spark a political comeback, Malaysia’s top court started hearing the appeal of former leader Najib Razak on Thursday to overturn his jail term...

Malaysia will reopen to all vaccinated tourists on April 1, officials announced Tuesday, joining a growing number of countries that have lifted restrictions in an effort to live with Covid. The tourism-dependent Southeast Asian country, which...

Mahathir Mohamad, the former Malaysian prime minister, has been hospitalized to a specialty cardiac hospital for the third time in as many weeks, according to a spokeswoman. The 96-year-old is being treated in the National Heart...

According to Malaysia’s health ministry, 3,010 new COVID-19 infections were registered as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,808,347. According to data posted on the ministry’s website, there are 263 new imported cases and...