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Justice Party president Wan Azizah smiles after visiting her husband, jailed former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, at the Cheras Rehabilitation Centre hospital in Kuala Lumpur on May 11, 2018.  
Photo: AFP / Roslan Rahman
Posted inAT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, World

Malaysia’s simmering culture war

by Sunil Kukreja August 21, 2018

Recently two women were sentenced by a sharia court in Malaysia to be caned for having sex with each other. According to reports, unless the sentence is appealed, these two consenting adults – aged 32 and 22 – will each be subjected to six strokes of the cane, while also fined 3,300 ringgit. The case […]

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks to the crowds during a rally   in a September 15, 1999 file photo. AFP PHOTO/Shamshahrin Shamsudin
Posted inAT Finance, Malaysia

Malaysia: ironies, maladies and remedies

by Sunil Kukreja May 18, 2018
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak has survived a massive embezzlement scandal, opposition street protests and challenges from within his ruling United Malays National Organization party. Photo: Reuters / Olivia Harris
Posted inAT Finance, India, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia

Are Malaysia’s elections a foregone Najib win?

by David Hutt October 6, 2017February 18, 2020

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