Tag: Malaysia

Gov't needs to wean the nation off its addiction to migrant workers, but Malaysians just don’t want to do the dirty jobs

Najib Razak loses landmark battle, as judge slams his ‘preposterous and ridiculous’ defence and dispels the myth of the nation’s untouchable elite class

With ministers struggling to control a once pliant media, a department famed for dirty tricks and misinformation gets the nod to restart operations

Envoy accuses Malaysian govt of ‘statistical sleight of hand’ in claiming it has a poverty rate of 0.4 percent

Court decided caning would be inhumane as the men were refugees and did not have any prior history of crime or violence

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

Documentary on immigration raids during lockdown opens up a wider debate on xenophobia and an impending employment crisis in the country

Authorities are now threatening dissenters with sedition and fast tracking cases through the courts

Since new govt took office, freedom of speech and the press have faced renewed threats in Malaysia

Minister U-turns on mobile communications awards, amid accusations of cronyism and lack of transparency