http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/21818-anwar-expects-further-crackdowns-under-najib Published by The Malaysian Insider BANGKOK, March 31 – Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Monday again warned that the imminent rise to power of rival Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak will likely provoke a further crackdown on popular dissent in the economically struggling Southeast Asian nation. Speaking in an interview with The… Continue reading Anwar expects further crackdowns under Najib
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Dr M’s shadow looms large again
Published by The Malaysian Insider MARCH 30 – Even as he was making his farewell appearance before Umno members, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi got upstaged by his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad. Last Saturday, when Umno leaders, including Abdullah, were delivering their winding- up addresses, Dr Mahathir strolled in casually to rousing applause and even posed… Continue reading Dr M’s shadow looms large again
Umno leaders’ embrace at party congress spells trouble for Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 – The past, present and future prime ministers of Malaysia put years of backstabbing and badmouthing aside when they embraced at the Umno party’s congress – and that could spell trouble for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. It was a stunning moment of public unity for Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, his… Continue reading Umno leaders’ embrace at party congress spells trouble for Anwar
Najib plans rapid reform
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/SE%2BAsia/Story/STIStory_355363.html Published by STS March 27, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR – MALAYSIA’S incoming prime minister will radically restructure the country’s economy and its state companies to make them more efficient and to wean them off dependence on the government, a source told Reuters on Friday. Mr Najib Razak, currently deputy prime minister, will take over the… Continue reading Najib plans rapid reform
Najib’s Tough to-do List
http://www.straitstimes.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=1d9ed2a4b2930210VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=4e60758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD KUALA LUMPUR: WHEN Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi romped home to a stunning electoral victory five years ago, Malaysians romanticised about how his leadership would usher in an era of reform. They thought that under a more open leadership, their country’s rigid politics would play catch-up with the economic gains achieved under his autocratic predecessor,… Continue reading Najib’s Tough to-do List
A Tighter Grip in Malaysia
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123783275138216287.html Published by The Wall Street Journal March 24, 2009 In Slowing Economy, Pressure Rises on Foes of Incoming Premier The Malaysian government suspended two opposition-party newspapers without explanation Monday, fueling charges that Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is trying to silence opponents as he prepares to become prime minister next month.
Murder of ‘Far Eastern Mata Hari’ linked to Malaysia’s PM-in-waiting
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25225279-2703,00.html A FRENCH arms company is at the centre of a deepening scandal involving the sale of three submarines, the murder of a beautiful Mongolian interpreter and the man most likely to become prime minister of Malaysia next month. All three have been linked in a sensational sequence of revelations that has convinced many… Continue reading Murder of ‘Far Eastern Mata Hari’ linked to Malaysia’s PM-in-waiting
Full circle for Azizah
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 – There is quite a difference between what Dr Wan Azizah Ismail would like to do and what she knows she has to, and will, do. Ten years from now, for example, the 56-year-old would like “to imagine herself conducting a peaceful life and spending more time with her six… Continue reading Full circle for Azizah
A rising dollar lifts the US but could hurt Malaysia
9 March 2009 NEW YORK, March 9 – As the world is seized with anxiety in the face of a spreading financial crisis, the one place having a considerably easier time attracting money is, perversely enough, the same place that started much of the trouble: the United States. American investors are ditching foreign ventures and… Continue reading A rising dollar lifts the US but could hurt Malaysia
Tengku Razaleigh: Calls for fresh polls in Perak
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — Barisan Nasional lawmaker and former Finance Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has added his voice to a growing chorus of Malaysians demanding fresh elections in Perak to resolve its month-long political impasse. “I think that constitutional rule in Perak has collapsed and the only way to rectify the situation is… Continue reading Tengku Razaleigh: Calls for fresh polls in Perak