Tag: Malaysia
UN poverty report on Malaysia falls on deaf ears
Envoy accuses Malaysian govt of ‘statistical sleight of hand’ in claiming it has a poverty rate of 0.4 percent
Malaysia spares Rohingya refugees from caning
Court decided caning would be inhumane as the men were refugees and did not have any prior history of crime or violence
Malaysian court to hear bid to set aside caning for Rohingya...
Lawyers also seek a review of a case against six Rohingya teenagers, including two girls, who they say have been wrongly tried and convicted as adults
Al Jazeera report prompts further gov’t attacks on migrants in Malaysia
Documentary on immigration raids during lockdown opens up a wider debate on xenophobia and an impending employment crisis in the country
Malaysia’s crackdown on media, a desperate attempt to control the narrative
Authorities are now threatening dissenters with sedition and fast tracking cases through the courts
Malaysian gov’t treats criticism as a crime, rights group says
Since new govt took office, freedom of speech and the press have faced renewed threats in Malaysia
Rural poor lose as politics sours Malaysia’s digital dreams
Minister U-turns on mobile communications awards, amid accusations of cronyism and lack of transparency
COVID-19 exacerbates already tough lives of Cambodians working illegally in Malaysia
Plans fall apart for homesick mother worrying over unpayable debts and children back home
Rohingya refugees tell Malaysia how dozens perished during four-month voyage
They had risked the perilous sea journey having lost hope of making a better life in Bangladesh refugee camps
Malaysia’s 1MDB corruption: Prospects for justice fade
Stepson of former prime minister on trial for looting state funds cuts a deal in a saga with more twists than a John Grisham novel
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