Malaysia In The News

Anwar’s moment of truth or consequence Posted by Super Admin, Malaysia Today Written by Shawn W Crispin, Asia Times Online     Sunday, 17 August 2008 10:28  “I have made it very clear that the economy must be corrected. Which means we must do away immediately with cronyism, procurement and contract policies that favor sons and … Read more

Written by the Singapore Straits Times Published by The Malaysian Insider August 6, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — By declaring his intention to hand over power in mid-2010, beleaguered Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi must now grapple with the question of how history will judge him. A cursory assessment of his successes … Read more

ROYALS START TO FLEX THEIR MUSCLE Published by STRAITS TIMES (SINGAPORE) Monday, July 28, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — Malaysia’s deepening political crisis has tossed up an unexpected player — the country’s usually passive royalty. Over the past year, Malaysia’s royal households have started to flex their muscles and, in the process, scored rare … Read more

Sex, power and party politics By Assif Shameen Published in Financial Times (UK)July 31, 2008 Anwar Ibrahim, the Malaysian opposition leader, said on Thursday he would run for a parliamentary seat, which his wife would vacate, even though he faced imminent arrest on charges of allegedly sodomising a former aide. Mr Anwar told the Financial … Read more

Malaysia to review guidelines for foreign investment By PAULINE NG, Business Times (Singapore) IN KUALA LUMPUR Aug 1, 2008 MALAYSIA’S foreign investment guidelines will be reviewed soon to make them more ‘friendly’, starting with a list of sectors deemed to be of ‘national interest’. Foreign corporate ownership has slumped from 62 per cent in the … Read more

Anwar Antes Up FROM TODAY’S WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIAAugust 1, 2008 Malaysia’s high-stakes political standoff just had the ante upped. With the resignation of his wife from Parliament yesterday, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim declared he’s running for office in the by-election to fill her seat. The question now is whether the government will allow him … Read more

Saturday, 26 July 2008 In the long run, Abdullah failed to deliver. In dismal disappointment, voters decided to punish him, his party and the ruling coalition during the March 8 general elections. TODAYonline IT IS not uncommon for countries that appeared after the fall of colonialism, and which started out with democratic ideals embedded in … Read more

document.write(parent.prscreen) From The Wall Street Journal July 27, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 – ‘I was dumped into this high-security police lockup for, you see, these high-level criminals . . . On the cement floor, without any mattresses. That explains why I have to be back on this.” Anwar Ibrahim gingerly peels up his shirt … Read more

By Din Merican July 22, 2008 The attempt to smear and defame Anwar Ibrahim has been thoroughly rejected by the international community. Statements condemning the arrest of Anwar Ibrahim and stating concerns over the credible dispensation of justice have been made by groups which view they entire conduct of this case as suspiciously, similar to … Read more