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1 – 10 of 51In July 2023, Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor of the PN’s Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) was charged with sedition. The PN leads the opposition to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289476
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President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo -- whose second and final five-year term will end in October -- subsequently insisted that Nusantara’s development would continue. Defence Minister…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287814
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The initiative is aimed at improving the socio-economic position of ethnic Malay and indigenous people, a sizeable majority in Malaysia. The Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance, led by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286153
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MALAYSIA: Premier’s Hamas line helps him domestically
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283236
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MALAYSIA: Legal reforms will stand out in region
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278189
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In November, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Rodolfo Azurin said killings in anti-drugs operations would be minimised. Marcos is coming under pressure from critics over his…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274865
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East Timor is the only South-east Asian country categorised by the Freedom House organisation as completely ‘free’. Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275071
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The polls will be a major test for the ‘unity government’, whose two main coalitions are Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) and its erstwhile rival Barisan…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280229
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A key factor in the PN’s gains was the strong performance of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), the largest party in parliament’s lower house.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281482
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At its most recent general assembly, it decided that there will be no challenge to party President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi or Deputy President Mohamad Hasan at the polls. The UMNO-led…