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The latest news on Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian politician and Prime Minister of Malaysia, including Malaysian political news and updates.
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10 Aug 1947
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Prime Minister of Malaysia
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Photo: Pool via Reuters
Malaysia

Will Anwar’s coalition in Malaysia implode amid Loke exit, Najib house arrest?

Observers say the numbers in cabinet remain in Anwar’s favour for now, but warn that a DAP walkout could embolden rival Umno.

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Malaysia

Anwar was on song in India. Will Malaysia reap the rewards?

Malaysia

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

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Malaysia

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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Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak attends the verdict of his house arrest bid at Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex on December 22, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Police patrol cars are parked outside Najib Razak’s house in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. Photo: Reuters
A supporter (left) of Najib Razak speaks to the media outside the former prime minister’s house in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. Photo: EPA
Malaysia

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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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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Malaysia

Will Malaysia’s Umno pull the plug on coalition partner PH?

Umno has been buoyed by recent state victories and growing talk of a new alignment to consolidate the Malay vote.

Malaysian voters show their fingers dipped in ink after voting during the 2022 general election. Photo: dpa
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) announces his cabinet reshuffle in 2023 as Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi looks on. Photo: Handout
Asean

Up in smoke: why Southeast Asia failed to halt the haze

Asean was going to eliminate transboundary haze by 2020. What happened?

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Malaysia

Umno seeks early Malaysian election to cement conservative Malay bloc

Umno is deepening ties with PAS, buoyed by recent state victories and growing talk of a new alignment to consolidate the Malay vote.

Malaysia

Malaysia pauses Najib’s pardon decision amid public backlash

The king pardoned 65 other convicts but decreed that discussion on Najib’s application be postponed to the next Pardons Board meeting.

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Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak (centre) arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court complex last year. Photo: AP
Malaysia

Palace plot in Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan entangles Umno leaders

Umno president has questioned a fellow party member’s statement that he was forced to sign a document to remove the state’s ruler.

The United Malays National Organisation (Umno) headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: EPA-EFE
Malaysia

Malaysia’s PH restates anti-corruption pledge as Najib’s potential pardon looms

The Pardons Board is set to meet this week to discuss clemency for Najib, who is in jail for corruption, according to media reports.

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Malaysia

Will Malaysia’s potential Huawei AI deal risk clash with US trade pact?

The reported move, tied to a US$494 million sovereign AI project, underscores Kuala Lumpur’s superpower balancing act.

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Malaysia

PAS chief to face Malaysian police over explosive US remarks

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.

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang (centre) attends the party’s recent annual congress. Photo: Handout
Malaysia

Malaysia lifts haze emergency in Sarawak, but warns pollution risks remain

King Sultan Ibrahim revokes the emergency status after rain lowers air pollution levels in Serian district.

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Kuching riverside in the city center is shrouded in thick haze in Kuching, Sarawak state on Friday. Photo: AP
Malaysia

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

Analysts say their renewed courtship gives Umno greater leverage over Anwar while allowing both sides to test cooperation limits.

Malaysia

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.

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Malaysia

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.

Malaysia’s Lembaga Tabung Haji headquarters (left) in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Wikipedia Commons / 龍崎 Jeffrey
Malaysia

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.

Malaysia

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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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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Malaysia

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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Former Malaysian prime minister, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, waves as he leaves a court in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Photo: EPA
Malaysia

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.

Malaysia

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.

SCMP Highlights

Expat retirees fuel luxury home demand; Wang Yi’s trip to Seoul: 5 weekend reads

From rising parental estrangement in Asia to electrochemist Liu Jiawei’s move, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

Passengers at a station in Seoul watch a news report about North Korea’s latest missile launches. Photo: EPA
Malaysia

In Malaysia, voter anger fuels a third force against Anwar

Barely three months old, Rafizi Ramli’s breakaway party is already siphoning crucial votes away from Anwar Ibrahim’s coalition.

Former Malaysian ministers Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad at an event announcing their takeover of Bersama in May. Photo: Facebook/Rafizi Ramli
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Anwar traded reform for power. Now Umno wants it all

Back-to-back election losses and internal party rifts leave Malaysia’s prime minister clinging to a crumbling coalition.

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Malaysia

Are Malaysian Muslims less corrupt? PAS leader skewered over divisive politics

Critics demand evidence from Abdul Hadi Awang as official bribery data shows mixed results.

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