Category: Malaysia
Najib: Malaysia’s mystery man earns a mandate
Prime minister Najib Razak stands on firmer ground after gaining his first mandate in weekend elections after years of walking a tightrope between voters demanding change and [...]
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Pakatan snags 11 Sabah seats, dents BN armour
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) made significant gains in Barisan Nasional’s (BN) Sabah fortress today, taking 10 seats from the ruling coalition for a total of 11 seats in the [...]
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Malaysia’s Anwar: survivor of a tumultuous career
Anwar Ibrahim’s spirited but unsuccessful bid to exact revenge on the Malaysian regime that cast him aside years ago could herald the sunset of one of Asia’s most [...]
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Voting begins in GE13, long lines at polling centres
Voting began at 8am across 8,245 polling stations in both east and west Malaysia in cloudy weather after 15 days of hectic and slightly acrimonious campaign for the [...]
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In GE13, BN wins Malay heartland, Pakatan the cities
There are two Malaysias. One from the Malay heartland that swung back to Barisan Nasional (BN) on Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1 Malaysia campaign to retake Kedah and run [...]
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Anwar as PM, two DPMs if Pakatan takes Putrajaya, says Karpal
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be Malaysia’s seventh prime minister while PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang and Lim Kit Siang will share honours as his deputies [...]
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Malaysia Ruling Coalition Leads Early Poll Results
Malaysia’s ruling coalition took an early lead in results for national elections Sunday after a record number of voters cast ballots, with some choosing to extend the [...]
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Malaysia coalition extends rule despite worst electoral showing
Malaysia’s governing coalition extended its half-century rule despite its worst-ever performance in a general election, a result that exposes growing racial [...]
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Returning Malaysians from Singapore seen as ‘significant’ in Sunday’s
The return of Malaysian voters living and working in neighbouring Singapore will be a “significant factor” to watch out for in this tomorrow’s polls, [...]
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‘Disappearing’ indelible ink staining GE13, voters complain
Many voters are complaining of being able to wash off indelible ink used to mark their fingers as thousands start casting their ballots today in Malaysia’s hotly [...]
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Malaysian regime wins polls, Anwar alleges fraud
Malaysia’s ruling coalition retained its 56-year hold on power in hard-fought elections Sunday, but a bitter opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said the polls were tainted [...]
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A changed Malaysia come May 6
No matter which coalition makes the government in the early morning of May 6, one thing is certain – Malaysia has changed and it is business unusual for the new [...]
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Malaysia prepares for its closest election in 50 years
Malaysia’s ruling coalition has since 1957 steered the country between race riots, a brief and stormy marriage with Singapore, and a communist insurgency to the [...]
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Malaysia Risks Post-Election Protests on Bias Claims
Malaysia faces the risk of public protests over the accuracy of results from the May 5 national election after an opposition-backed group cited evidence of vote buying and [...]
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Election offence to provide flights for voters, says Ambiga
“Friends” of Barisan Nasional (BN) have committed an election offence by flying in voters from east Malaysia to key states in the peninsula, says senior lawyer [...]
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