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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
Defendants (in blue) stand during their trial for drug trafficking in Ho Chi Minh on November 12, 2023. Photo: Vietnam News Agency/AFP
Vietnam

Vietnam’s move to end executions for drug trafficking sparks debate in region

The proposal has put a spotlight on the different legal approaches against drug trafficking offences in the region.

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Crime

Malaysian police arrest 7 Yemeni men after dangerous road stunt goes viral

Lessons from China's history

Reflections | How Chinese emperors’ birthdays became national holidays celebrated by all

Thailand

All a board: inside Thailand’s bid to wire the world’s AI boom

Malaysia has the chips. Vietnam has the assembly lines. But Thailand’s humble circuit boards help keep the AI boom alive.

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Illustration: Huy Truong
US-China relations

Uzbekistan tests US-China AI rift with bid to join rival tech bloc

Tashkent eyes Pax Silica entry as Central Asian nations resist growing pressure to choose between Washington and Beijing in the AI race.

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US-China relations

Opinion | US and China must team up to keep maritime trade routes free and safe

The Strait of Hormuz crisis shows neither state benefits when key waterways can become instruments of political pressure or economic coercion.

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Middle East

Why Malaysia’s push for 15 million Muslim tourists is no sure thing

With disruption to long-haul flights, Malaysia may not draw more Muslim visitors at the expense of the travel hubs in Dubai and Doha.

A view of Kuala Lumpur’s city skyline. Photo: Shutterstock
Scams and swindles

Malaysian man kills wife, 2 children and self over love scam

Police say the distraught husband left a note blaming US$61,000 in scam debts and his wife’s ongoing contact with a fraudster.

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SCMP Highlights

US visa interviews on hold; China slams fresh sanctions over Iran: 7 highlights

From catastrophic flash floods at the China-Nepal border to a sacked Malaysian academic, here are top stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Indonesia

Malaysia moves Anwar’s National Day speech indoors as haze spikes

Choking cross-border air pollution from Indonesian wildfires forces the Malaysian prime minister to relocate his National Day address.

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Tourists look at the city-centre skyline, shrouded in haze from wildfires in Indonesia, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in August. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Japan to expand security aid to 12 Indo-Pacific nations

Tokyo has more than doubled its security assistance programme to US$114 million in a strategic push.

Japanese coast guard members in the waters off southern Japan in November 2023. Japan has primarily supplied non-lethal equipment, including patrol boats and radar systems, under its OSA framework. Photo: Kyodo News/AP
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | HKEX’s role crucial as Hong Kong helps build future of global finance

The city’s stock exchange is set to attract hi-tech mainland manufacturers looking to raise funds even as it forges partnerships overseas.

Banking & finance

Tiger, Futu surge overseas after Beijing clampdown strips mainland growth engine

Brokerages shift to Southeast Asia, US and Europe amid Beijing’s stepped-up drive to root out illegal cross-border securities activity.

Asean

Opinion | Why Southeast Asia isn’t buying the US’ offer of ‘flexible realism’

Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby talked up US partnerships with Asean nations during his trip to the region, but Washington’s actions contradict its ‘Asia first’ rhetoric.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
Hong Kong entertainment

US singer Post Malone delays Hong Kong concert, sparking fan complaints

Concert organiser Live Nation Hong Kong says September 16 show at Kai Tak Stadium has been postponed.

Post Malone performs at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. Photo: TNS
Aviation

Malaysian airport staff find body in wheel well of plane from Japan

Police say the unidentified victim is in his or her twenties and may have been dead for more than 72 hours.

Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia’s Ismail Sabri denies failing to declare millions in cash, gold bars

The prosecution claims the former prime minister did not disclose about US$40 million in assets to the anti-corruption agency.

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Environment

Trunk road: injured elephant’s 100km trek home drives debate in Malaysia

The Asian elephant’s long journey back home has stirred outrage over logging and habitat loss in Malaysia.

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Sulong walks along a road on his 100km journey back home in August. Photo: X/jjhwonu
Anwar Ibrahim

Anwar Ibrahim weighs delaying Malaysia general election to late 2027

The Malaysian prime minister reconsiders snap election plans as state poll defeats, stalled reforms and rival alliances threaten coalition.

India

Why South Asian students are rethinking Western university education

Rising costs, visa restrictions and better regional choices drive a shift towards domestic undergraduate study before going abroad.

Indonesia

Smog without borders: Indonesia opens its skies to Malaysian rainmakers

Joint cloud seeding efforts offer immediate relief from the haze, but experts warn fire prevention at source is the real battle.

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Firefighters extinguish a peatland fire at Tambang in Indonesia’s Riau province on Tuesday. Photo: Wahyudi/AFP
Crime

‘Open air murder’: fatal brawl reignites fears over Malaysian gang violence

Dashcam video showing a man being rammed by a car during an armed street fight has triggered a murder inquiry.

Paramedics attend to the victim after a brawl in Shah Alam, Malaysia’s Selangor state, on Tuesday in this still from a social media video. Photo: Threads
South China Sea

‘I want to survive’: Malaysian commando adrift in South China Sea for 15 hours

The seaman was the last of six navy special forces personnel to be rescued after they missed their landing site and ended up in the sea.

Social media

‘Crazy loud’: terror as Malaysian roller coaster fails mid-ride, injuring 10

A top official points to metal fatigue as police and the theme park operator face a backlash for delayed comment on Saturday’s incident.

Anwar Ibrahim

Anwar’s call for creative freedom clashes with Malaysia’s censorship reality

The prime minister’s remarks come after Malaysia’s top court upheld a ban on the independent film ‘Mentega Terbang’ last month.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says filmmakers should not feel “too pressured and constrained” to the point of having to ask “five times” whether a scene would be approved. Photo: dpa
SCMP Highlights

Viral Malaysian professor sacked; Marcos’ US$3b estate tax: 7 Asia highlights

From child-free Singaporeans to a Malaysian politician’s rant against the US, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Controversial Malaysian academic Solehah Yaacob seen in a still from a live-streamed lecture. Photo: Facebook/profsolehah
Indonesia

As toxic haze spreads, can Indonesia make land burners pay?

With thousands of fire hotspots traced to corporate land, the president has vowed action – but past efforts to collect fines have failed.

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Artificial intelligence

‘An intrusion’: data centre fights test Southeast Asia’s AI ambitions

From Malaysia to the Philippines, residents have begun resisting power-hungry AI projects planned next to their homes.

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