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Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Reporter, Asia
Iman Muttaqin Yusof is a Kuala Lumpur-based journalist covering Malaysia and Southeast Asia, whose work has previously appeared in international news outlets. His reporting focuses on politics, business, regional affairs, and humanitarian issues.
Iman Muttaqin Yusof is a Kuala Lumpur-based journalist covering Malaysia and Southeast Asia, whose work has previously appeared in international news outlets. His reporting focuses on politics, business, regional affairs, and humanitarian issues.
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Duty officers are empowered to issue a notice to offenders, who could face a maximum fine of US$489 or up to 12 hours of community service.
The state election is serving as a testing ground for a cross-party Malay alliance, threatening traditional coalition loyalties.
A growing number of Hongkongers are swapping small flats for larger homes and lower living costs in Malaysia.
The first 16 former Malaysian Armed Forces personnel will start work as wardens at eight selected Mara Junior Science Colleges on Wednesday.
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China was Malaysia’s second-largest source market in 2025, with 4.7 million visitor arrivals, up 25 per cent from 3.7 million a year earlier.
RedNote has made Malaysia a must-visit for Chinese tourists, but it can dismantle reputations just as fast as it builds them.
Ruling partners Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional will both contest all 56 seats, alongside 60 other candidates in a crowded 14-day race.
As Thailand loses its allure, Malaysia turns to viral algorithms to entice millions of independent Chinese travellers.
Supreme council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi has quit Umno, saying that the party ‘is controlled by the palace in making decisions’.
The court heard that the alleged offences, involving ‘eight, possibly nine victims’, had been captured on hidden cameras in consulting rooms.
Malaysia’s police chief has called for an inquiry and says action may go beyond internal discipline if laws have been breached.
Misconceptions remain in the Muslim-majority country – especially around brain death, burial and whether the body must remain complete.
A whistle-blower claims that millions of dollars are linked to several individuals and the government did not receive the money from the move.
The Kuala Lumpur-based cosplay fan who has spent thousands of dollars on his hobby wants rubber-producing Malaysia to embrace latex fashion.
Some 58 suspects arrested in nationwide raids as Southeast Asia steps up the fight against illicit gambling during the tournament.
At the Asean-Russia summit in Kazan, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim signalled the bloc’s willingness to engage with Moscow on trade.
Talks are advancing on resolving the dispute, but every day of delay is costing thousands of Thai shrimp farmers.
The visitors also hurled insults at the locals, damaging the country’s national image amid booming Malaysia-China travel ties.
The Netflix hit is resonating in a country still reckoning with the death of 13-year-old schoolgirl Zara Qairina Mahathir.
Five Malay parties, one electorate. Strip away ‘the logos and personalities’ and is there really any difference between them?
Four suspects were detained in Johor as an Indonesian MP urged President Prabowo to intervene over the abuse in a private home.
Living costs and economic strides form the undertones of influence in Johor and Negeri Sembilan when voters head to the polls on July 11 and August 1.
The protesters want Kuala Lumpur to recognise their claims, stop encroachment and seek consent before approving projects on ancestral land.
Sourcing crude from Moscow to counter Middle East supply shocks risks drawing a backlash from the West.
Businessman Albert Tei slams ‘double standards’ after prosecutors say the complaint did not ‘meet the legal threshold’ for further action.
While social media comments were generally hostile, some have asked people to ‘just let them be’.
Led by two ex-ministers who left Anwar Ibrahim’s PKR, Bersama says it will take ‘about two weeks’ to finalise names.
The Islamist party’s break with Muhyiddin Yassin’s Bersatu guts the Perikatan Nasional coalition with key elections looming.
Thailand is investigating businesses that circumvent curbs on foreign ownership by using Thai nationals for majority ownership registration.
