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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Malaysia, covering politics, economy, society and the Asean member-nation’s relationships with China, Singapore, and other Southeast Asian countries.
Capital
Kuala Lumpur
Head of State
Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar
Head of Government
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar Ibrahim
DAP secretary general Anthony Loke arrives at his party's headquarters on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Ushar Daniele
Malaysian politics

Malaysia’s Loke resigns as minister following Najib’s house arrest approval

The former prime minister’s conditional pardon is a severe blow to Anwar’s ruling coalition, which is facing its worst internal strife.

Indonesia

Malaysia deploys air force aircraft for cloud seeding to combat worsening haze

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Vladimir Putin

Opinion | Why the Global South keeps its doors wide open to Russia

Malaysia 1MDB scandal

Video | Ex-Malaysian PM Najib given ‘conditional’ pardon

Najib must settle his US$12.3 million fine before he can be transferred home to complete his sentence.

(FILES) Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak (C) arrives at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex in Kuala Lumpur on October 30, 2024. Najib, who is serving a six-year jail term for his role in the country’s 1MDB corruption scandal, will spend the rest of his sentence under house arrest, Malaysia’s king ordered on September 18, 2026. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)
Thailand

Thailand’s Muslim separatists vow to fight for independence ‘until the end of time’

Since 2004, over 7,000 militants, security forces and civilians have been killed in the region, once part of a Malay-Muslim sultanate.

Najib Razak

Malaysia’s Najib Razak allowed to serve rest of jail term under house arrest

Given a ‘conditional pardon’, Najib has to settle his US$12.3 million fine before he can be transferred home to complete his sentence.

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Hong Kong

Bail out or downsize? Malaysia’s stark choice as AirAsia losses mount

Rival carriers lack commercial incentive to take over unprofitable routes, which could force the government into a subsidy dilemma, analysts say.

AirAsia planes stand on the tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, in January. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

China edges US, EU on AI regulation trust in middle-income countries: Pew survey

US think tank study finds middle-income countries have ‘more positive views of China’ when it comes to regulating AI effectively.

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Indonesia

Malaysian woman scuba diving in Bali dies after being swept away by currents

Siti Nuraini was on a diving trip with several others when the incident occurred at Crystal Bay.

Mental health

Malaysia confronts complexities of schizophrenia after school killing ruling

One woman details her experience of living with schizophrenia, saying ‘I had no idea what was real’ during severe psychotic episodes.

A woman walks against a mural in Kuala Lumpur in August. A Malaysian court has acquitted a 15-year-old boy of murdering his schoolmate on the grounds that severe schizophrenia had left him legally insane. Photo: EPA
Israel

Malaysia seizes Israeli-bound containers as Anwar pledges to stop war shipments

The seizures follow an initial detainment of a container for Israeli defence technology firm Elbit Systems, suspected of containing weapons.

A Maersk owned container is loaded by the gantry crane on to a container ship in Tanjung Pelepas, Johor, on May 5, 2023. Photo: Shutterstock
Indonesia

Indonesia’s Prabowo mulls labelling wildfires as ‘ecological terrorism’

Indonesia is battling its most intense wildfires in 11 years, with the hazardous haze also affecting neighbours Singapore and Malaysia.

Indonesia

‘My eyes sting, my head hurts’: health crisis grips Indonesians enduring haze

‘While working, my chest feels tight, my head dizzy, my eyes burning. Even with this unhealthy air, we still must work,’ a resident says.

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Myanmar

Malaysia to invite Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing for Rohingya repatriation talks

Anwar Ibrahim says it is necessary to formally recognise Minh Aung Hlaing’s government if Malaysia wants to resolve the Rohingya crisis.

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Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing is seen in Vietnam on September 5. Photo: EPA
Artificial intelligence

As appetite for US rivals grows, global funds flock to China’s Moonshot: sources

Start-up draws intense international interest through offshore vehicles chasing alternatives to US systems, insiders say.

Moonshot has seen mounting interest from overseas players ranging from European investment firms to Middle East family offices. Photo: Reuters
Malaysian politics

Malaysian councillor resigns after DAP remarks at Umno assembly

In his speech at the Umno assembly, Zaidi claimed DAP feared losing power if Malays and Muslims came together.

Singapore

Singapore ministers earn millions. What do other Asian leaders make?

Political pay structures elsewhere in Asia are shaped by factors including bureaucratic hierarchy, austerity and symbolic restraint.

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Northern Metropolis

Letters | How Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis should be judged

Readers discuss the mega-project being developed at the city’s northern border, and how Asian nations can ensure diversity thrives.

An aerial view of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park in the Northern Metropolis on September 14. Photo: Karma Lo
Corruption in Asia

Malaysia’s Muhyiddin acquitted of 4 charges in US$49 million corruption case

Prosecutors decided not to proceed with three money-laundering charges and one of abuse of power against the former leader.

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SCMP Highlights

Thais stage rare Israel protest; India-Pakistan water row: 7 Asia highlights

From Thai PM Anutin’s US$90,000 amulet to the Philippines’ big bet on railways, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Crime

Malaysian mother honours memory of daughter killed at school

Nearly a year after the school toilet stabbing, Yap Shing Xuen’s mother wrote of her grief and paid tribute to her brave daughter.

A composite image shows late Malaysian schoolgirl Yap Shing Xuen and her mother Wong Lee Ping in images Wong shared on social media in tribute to her daughter. Photo: Facebook
Singapore

Singapore jails 6 Malaysians for ‘audacious’ US$3.9 million bungalow robbery

The prosecution said the theft at the home, where a woman held high-stakes poker games, was one of the highest-value robberies in Singapore.

Singapore’s skyline. A daring robbery at a bungalow saw a Malaysian gang jailed for up to 12 years in the city state. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images
Thailand

Southeast Asia weighs energy transition amid LNG supply crunch

At Gastech 2026, policymakers implore pragmatism over net-zero targets and closer cooperation to ensure affordable LNG supplies.

Malaysian politics

Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan succession row deepens over disloyalty claims

The customary council says an April proclamation purporting to remove Tuanku Muhriz Munawir was invalid from the outset.

Crime

Malaysian teen acquitted of murdering schoolmate Yap Shing Xuen

The court also ordered the boy, who was 14 at the time of the attack, to be sent to a psychiatric hospital for treatment.

Yap Shing Xuen, 16, was found dead in a school toilet in Malaysia on October 14, 2025. Photo: Facebook
Anthropic

How an AI plot targeted Malaysia’s elections and exposed deep data risks

Anthropic’s discovery of an AI election campaign in Malaysia shows how weak data safeguards exacerbate the risk of political manipulation.

A woman casts her vote at a polling station during a state election in Malaysia in 2023. Photo: AFP
Corruption in Asia

Malaysia haj fund scandal: ex-minister denies ordering US$211 million transfer

Jamil Khir Baharom’s prosecution is the latest legal action to follow a release of a royal commission inquiry into Lembaga Tabung Haji.

Myanmar

Who will look after ageing Asia when its carers grow old?

Asia’s care economy is booming, but its biggest supplier nations are ageing too, raising fears of a coming carer shortfall.

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