Mahathir Mohamad – Page 4 – Asia Times

The US investment bank is under fire for its role in 1MDB. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, World

Malaysia will seek $4.5 bn in damages from Goldman Sachs

by Matt Mulberry November 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has proposed to move Australia's Israel Embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel. Photo: Youtube

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Australia embassy move blows up Muslim world

by Alan Boyd November 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Gwadar port in Baluchistan Pakistan, as seen in October 2017. Photo: Reuters

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As owner of Gwadar Port, Pakistan may be the boss, not the beggar

by Ali Salman Andani November 14, 2018

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad shake hands during joint press remarks at Abe's official residence in Tokyo on June 12, 2018. Photo: AFP/Pool/ Toshifumi Kitamura

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Mahathir leans to Japan and away from China

by Nile Bowie November 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian fugitive financier Jho Low in a file photo. Photo: Facebook

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US charges widen the net, deepen the intrigue on 1MDB scam

by Matt Mulberry November 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's currency could come under pressure due to higher than previously disclosed public debt and a new expansionary budget. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Confidence test for Malaysia’s topsy-turvy finances

by Nile Bowie November 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Protesters hold a rally near the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta to protest against government treatment of Rohingya Muslims, on September 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Darren Whiteside

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Rohingya refugee crisis pushes ASEAN to the edge

by Angshuman Choudhury November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad salutes the royal guard of honor during the opening ceremony of the parliament in Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

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Mahathir puts Saudi Arabia at a diplomatic arm’s length

by Nile Bowie October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Hambantota port in Sri Lanka has been taken over by China for 99 years. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, China, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Is China a new imperial power?

by Chandra Muzaffar October 26, 2018

A Pakistani soldier looks on during the opening of a trade project at the China-backed Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi

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Under the guise of friendship, China is looting Pakistan

by Ali Salman Andani October 24, 2018

BRN spokesman Abdul Karim Khaled speaks to Asia Times. Photo: Anthony Davis

AT Finance, Malaysia, South Asia, Thailand

South Thai rebels deliver warning before Bangkok summit

by Anthony Davis October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Malaysia's former deputy prime minister and acting president of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), speaks to reporters during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on May 14, 2018. Photo: AFP / Roslan Rahman

AT Finance, Malaysia

Malaysian political leader faces graft charges

by Bertil Lintner October 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Ethnic Uighurs take part in a protest march asking the European Union to call upon China to respect human rights in the Chinese Xinjiang region and the closure of "re-education centers" where some Uighurs are detained, during a march in Brussels, April 27, 2018. Photo:AFP/ Emmanuel Dunand

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Mahathir puts Uighur rights above China ties

by Nile Bowie October 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Anwar Ibrahim talks to reporters after being sworn in at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur on October 15, 2018. Photo: Adli Ghazali / Anadolu / AFP

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Anwar returns to Parliament, vows to give Mahathir space

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Finance Minister Asad Umar. Photo: Wikipedia

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Pakistan’s IMF plea a symptom of China’s debt-trap diplomacy

by Ali Salman Andani October 15, 2018

Anwar Ibrahim (C) meets supporters after submitting his documents at the nomination center for the by-election in Port Dickson, Malaysia on September 29, 2018. Photo: Andalou Agency via AFP/Adli Ghazali

AT Finance, China, India, Malaysia, South Asia

Malaysia’s Anwar one step closer to the top

by Nile Bowie October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad (R) talks to Anwar Ibrahim during Anwar Ibrahim by-election campaign in Port Dickson, Malaysia on October 8, 2018. Photo: Andalou Agency via AFP Forum/Adli Ghazali

AT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, World

Malaysia’s Anwar on an impatient comeback trail

by Nile Bowie October 12, 2018February 18, 2020

World Bank president Jim Yong Kim at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Nusa Dua on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on October 10, 2018. Photo: AFP / Sonny Tumbelaka

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In Asia, ghosts of crises past return amid Trumpian trade war

by William Pesek October 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Rosmah Mansor (C), wife of former Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak, arrives at Kuala Lumpur High Court on October 4, 2018. Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP Forum/Adli Ghazali

AT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, World

Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal ensnares Najib’s wife

by Nile Bowie October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad delivers a speech outside Kuala Lumpur on January 7, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

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The world according to Mahathir

by Nile Bowie October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

President Xi Jinping's economic policies have been questioned. Photo: AFP/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Sputnik

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Backlash against China could jeopardize its ‘free ride’

by Brahma Chellaney September 28, 2018

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (3rd-R) joins in evening prayers in a file photo. Photo: AFP/John Zich

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, World

Mahathir has an Islam problem

by Nile Bowie September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Rule of law. Photo: iStock

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Rule of law is deteriorating across Southeast Asia

by Jon Connars September 21, 2018

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, attends the opening ceremony of the parliament in Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

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Najib stares at jail time as 1MDB charges mount

by Nile Bowie September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/How Hwee Young

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Chinese buyer beware in Mahathir’s Malaysia

by Nile Bowie September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping (L) accompanies Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso (R) to view an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 5, 2018, a day after the conclusion of the Forum On China-Africa Cooperation. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Lintao Zhang

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Why Asia and Africa hold different views of China

by Xuan Loc Doan September 7, 2018

A Syariah Court. Photo: iStock.

AT Finance, Malaysia

Two Malaysian women caned for having same-sex relations

by Asia Times staff September 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad steers the country towards a new national car project. Photo: Facebook

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Mahathir driving for a new national dream car

by Nile Bowie September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad salutes the royal guard of honor during the opening ceremony of the parliament in Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

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Mahathir draws new line in the South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian September 2, 2018February 18, 2020

China's 'New Silk Roads' have become an extension of Beijing’s global ambitions. Photo: iStock

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China’s ‘New Silk Road’ gets a glossy new image

by Gordon Watts August 28, 2018February 18, 2020