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Malaysia
Malaysia
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
(From left to right) HSBC Hong Kong chief product and in-force officer Geoffrey Au, Chung Kin Lai, Kenneth Tsang, Ricky Chiu. Photo: Edmond So
Education in Hong Kong

How can future doctors blend clinical rigour with AI fluency and empathy?

During Global Education Summit, medical leaders say AI won’t replace doctors, but will reward those who ask better questions.

PAS

Malaysia’s PAS eyes new pecking order as it rekindles ties with Umno

Indonesia

Letters | Could Indonesia be sued for the haze in Malaysia? Yes and no

Asean

Southeast Asia’s extreme heat exposes holes in safety net for outdoor workers

Many Southeast Asian cities lack adequate heat risk assessments, and have weak regulations protecting outdoor workers, a report says.

A farm worker sprays fertiliser on a paddy field in Selangor’s Sabak Bernam district, Malaysia, on April 1. Photo: EPA
Singapore

Silver linings: in ageing Southeast Asia, growing old is big business

From Singapore to Thailand, private operators and luxury resorts are cashing in, as more retirees seek care on their own terms.

Crime in Hong Kong

IVF clinic’s embryo specimen mix-up linked to ‘intentional unlawful conduct’

Watchdog says it has ordered Heal Fertility to comply with law and code of practice to prevent recurrence of similar incidents.

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Indonesia

Malaysia declares emergency in Sarawak town as haze pollution level hits 521

Indonesian police have arrested 112 people suspected of starting the recent forest and peatland fires in 10 provinces on Sumatra and Borneo.

The Sarawak Government Administrative Centre in Serian is shrouded in thick haze on Friday. Photo: AP
Singapore

‘Happy to contribute’: Johor royal rejects report of tax hurdle to land sale

Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, who is reportedly looking to sell a 16.6-hectare site in Singapore, says he is willing to absorb levies in both countries.

Video | Malaysia’s viral highway ‘snow’

Police revealed the ‘snow’ carpeting the highway was soap residue from a lorry that spilled its load on August 24.

Offbeat

Snow in Malaysia? Viral highway fun washed away by soapy truth

Police said the white-topped Shah Alam Expressway that mesmerised motorists was caused by a rain-activated soap spill from a lorry.

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A snow-like foam covered a Malaysian highway after rain revived soap residue from a lorry spill. Photo: Threads/umminazali
SCMP Highlights

China’s Xi eyes Apec trilateral; no outrunning deadly Nepal floods: 7 highlights

From an Air China jet grounded in New York to a Hong Kong school’s legal settlement, here are top stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on August 31. Photo: Xinhua via AP
Indonesia

Malaysia arrests 6 over drugs supplied to pilot caught with Ecstasy in Jakarta

Police said the suspects were taken into custody during a special operation conducted last month.

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Global monetary policy

Macroscope | Asia is not on the edge of a new 1997-style financial crisis

While risks to Asia’s financial stability exist, they have nothing to do with the policy and structural weaknesses behind the 1997 crisis.

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Singapore

US$1.6 billion levy complicates sale of Singapore land by Malaysian king’s son

Tunku Ismail Ibrahim is seeking to sell 16.6 hectares of land, with his representatives courting buyers from the US and elsewhere.

Tunku Ismail Ibrahim, regent of Malaysia’s Johor state. Photo: Instagram/hrhcrownprinceofjohor
China travel

How Japan fell from China’s tourism top 3 despite record summer travel boom

Mainland carriers scrap more than 30 per cent of flights to Japan as travellers turn to South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia.

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Chinese airlines transported 153.64 million passenger trips between July 1 and Monday, a historic high. Photo: AFP
Religion

Malaysian under fire for competing at transgender beauty pageant in Thailand

The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia said it would summon the contestant in the Miss Equality World event for questioning.

Corruption in Asia

Former Malaysian minister arrested in state haj fund corruption probe

Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency says the ex-minister is being investigated for his links to a hotel lease agreement in Saudi Arabia.

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Cambodia

Southeast Asia’s scam gangs regroup after Cambodia’s crackdown

Dislodged from Cambodian compounds, cyberscam cartels have been setting up shop in Laos, Myanmar and even Malaysia.

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Thai soldiers inspect a workstation at a suspected scam compound near the Chong Chom-O’Smach border crossing with Cambodia in December. Photo: Reuters
Bangladesh

Malaysian heritage site caught in row over non-local staff

A viral video shot at the Sultan Abdul Samad Building has sparked a backlash, despite management insisting the worker was not a tour guide.

Mainland China

As rice output falls, Malaysia looks to China’s ‘2 yields, 1 land’ model

Chinese rice-prawn farms could help boost Malaysia’s farming production as it faces hurdles to meet its rice self-sufficiency goal.

SCMP Highlights

Trump’s US visa pause; Malaysia elephant’s 100km trek home: 7 Asia highlights

From Filipino migrants in Japan to South Asians rethinking Western education, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

US President Donald Trump’s administration has tightened legal immigration through new screening and higher costs. Photo: TNS
Crime

Malaysian police smash drug ring, seize US$1 million of meth disguised as tea

The bust resulted from intelligence sharing between Malaysian and Thai police after a man is caught with suspected drugs in Hua Hin.

Methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth. Police in Malaysia and Thailand have seized a total of 252.2kg of methamphetamine through a joint operation. Photo: Shutterstock
Environment

Malaysia’s air quality turns hazardous as Indonesian wildfires burn

Pollution index hits 476 near the border, forcing school closures and triggering emergency cloud-seeding plans in Sarawak.

Law

Malaysian state’s cash handouts for teen weddings trigger backlash

Perak’s plan to offer money to newlyweds as young as 15 risks endorsing child marriage, rights groups warn.

Singapore

Small state, big agenda: Singapore prepares to steer Asean through crisis

The city state takes the helm on Asean’s 60th anniversary amid civil war, tariff threats and rising global tensions.

Singapore’s Lawrence Wong attends an Asean meeting in 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE
Indonesia

Orangutan rescued from Borneo fire battles respiratory illness

Indonesia has intensified efforts to contain forest and land fires across six provinces in Borneo and Sumatra.

Veterinarians treat an orangutan named Sampurna during a rescue operation at a palm-oil plantation near an area affected by wildfires, in Kuala Satong village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia’s Anwar unveils cost of living measures as opposition rises

Anwar ⁠has faced declining support over a perceived failure to deliver on reforms as well as the mishandling of several high-profile corruption cases.

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K-pop idols

Can Southeast Asian artists replicate K-pop’s global success with SEA-pop?

Even as more regional artists are performing overseas, they should not blindly copy the K-pop playbook, industry observers say.

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