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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The former PM has been granted house arrest, but an unpaid US$12 million fine and a second prison term stand in his way.
The disagreement centres on competing interpretations of Negeri Sembilan’s state constitution.
One woman details her experience of living with schizophrenia, saying ‘I had no idea what was real’ during severe psychotic episodes.
Prosecutors decided not to proceed with three money-laundering charges and one of abuse of power against the former leader.
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The customary council says an April proclamation purporting to remove Tuanku Muhriz Munawir was invalid from the outset.
Jamil Khir Baharom’s prosecution is the latest legal action to follow a release of a royal commission inquiry into Lembaga Tabung Haji.
Asean was going to eliminate transboundary haze by 2020. What happened?
Umno is deepening ties with PAS, buoyed by recent state victories and growing talk of a new alignment to consolidate the Malay vote.
Umno president has questioned a fellow party member’s statement that he was forced to sign a document to remove the state’s ruler.
Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim is the highest-profile politician to be charged so far in the fallout from a royal inquiry into Tabung Haji.
The reported move, tied to a US$494 million sovereign AI project, underscores Kuala Lumpur’s superpower balancing act.
The US has rejected Abdul Hadi Awang’s claim that it offered help to change Malaysia’s political leadership during Obama’s visit in 2014.
Analysts say their renewed courtship gives Umno greater leverage over Anwar while allowing both sides to test cooperation limits.
Police said the white-topped Shah Alam Expressway that mesmerised motorists was caused by a rain-activated soap spill from a lorry.
A viral video shot at the Sultan Abdul Samad Building has sparked a backlash, despite management insisting the worker was not a tour guide.
Chinese rice-prawn farms could help boost Malaysia’s farming production as it faces hurdles to meet its rice self-sufficiency goal.
Perak’s plan to offer money to newlyweds as young as 15 risks endorsing child marriage, rights groups warn.
With disruption to long-haul flights, Malaysia may not draw more Muslim visitors at the expense of the travel hubs in Dubai and Doha.
The prosecution claims the former prime minister did not disclose about US$40 million in assets to the anti-corruption agency.
Dashcam video showing a man being rammed by a car during an armed street fight has triggered a murder inquiry.
The prime minister’s remarks come after Malaysia’s top court upheld a ban on the independent film ‘Mentega Terbang’ last month.
Former PM Mahathir Mohamad’s son Mukhriz defended his anti-US rant, claiming ordinary citizens share blame for Washington’s foreign policy.
Critics demand evidence from Abdul Hadi Awang as official bribery data shows mixed results.
Analysts say the comments did not change Malaysia’s one-China policy, but could reinforce perceptions of closer alignment with Beijing.
Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin says any escalation in areas close to Malaysia could have wider implications for its security.
Student activists have blamed the law for giving university authorities the power to curb protests, political organising and campus dissent.
Abdul Razak, a former adviser to Najib Razak, still faces a civil suit after a court found him liable over Altantuya Shaariibuu’s death.
A caller’s complaint on a radio show sparked debate over the struggle to balance work with care burdens, as well as criticism from single peers.
Wong Chen, a three-term MP who had spent nearly 20 years in PKR, says he is joining Rafizi Ramli’s Bersama to ‘defend democracy’.
