Malaysia

Malaysia on Wednesday (Aug 17) declassified a report by a government committee that had investigated issues involving a controversial RM9 billion (S$2.8 billion) warship contract, amid public anger over the deal. A copy of the declassified…

Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak on Tuesday (Aug 16) failed in his bid to nullify the 1Malaysia Development Berhad-linked graft trial that resulted in his conviction, with the country’s highest court pushing ahead with his final…

A former Malaysian navy chief, who was also previously a high-ranking official in contractor firm Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS), on Tuesday (Aug. 16) pleaded not guilty to three charges of criminal breach of trust in connection with the…

All six main mobile network operators (MNOs) have agreed to take up equity in a state-controlled 5G wholesale provider, with an access agreement the final step in ending years of delays that set Malaysia behind regional peers in offering…

The much-anticipated 15th General Election is likely to be held this year, said Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Sunday (Aug 14). He said the Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob might have different expectations but he…

About 100 protesters gathered in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday (Aug 14) to condemn a multi-billion-dollar scandal involving the delayed delivery of littoral combat ships (LCS) that came to light recently. The protesters, many dressed in black to…

The law firm appointed to represent former prime minister Najib Razak in his final appeal against the guilty conviction in the SRC International corruption case denied that it will withdraw from the case. Zaid Ibrahim, a former de facto…

Malaysia's long-awaited law to regulate political funding will be tabled in Parliament this October. "The Bill on political funding is in the pipeline and we are working to get it tabled during the Parliament meeting in October," Minister…

A multibillion-dollar scandal over long-delayed naval vessels has not just ignited a blame game in Malaysia's Parliament, it threatens ruling party Umno's hopes of holding an early election this year and winning it. Six littoral combat…

Malaysia’s Election Commission (EC) said all of its state offices are ready to hold the 15th general election (GE15) anytime parliament is dissolved. The commission’s chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh told Malay daily Utusan Malaysia that 21.1…