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In search of stability, Malaysia to hold elections on Nov 19

The polls, a year earlier than scheduled, will be the first since the voting age was lowered to 18.

Al Jazeera

Malaysia to hold national elections on Nov 19

Malaysia will head to the polls on Nov 19, officials said Thursday, after the prime minister called for a snap election to restore political stability.

Bangkok Post

Malaysia's Mahathir, 97, to run in general elections

Malaysia’s 97-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad says he will defend his seat in the general elections expected next month

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Malaysia's Mahathir fears Najib would walk free if graft-tainted party wins polls

Malaysia's veteran politician and opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad predicted on Tuesday that disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak would be released from jail if his graft-tainted ruling party wins an upcoming general election.

Reuters

Key issues as Malaysia gets set to go to the polls

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob called for an early election on Monday, to win a stronger mandate and stabilise a rocky political landscape that has persisted in the wake of the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal and Covid crisis.

Bangkok Post

Explainer-Key issues as Malaysia gets set to go to the polls

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob called for an early election on Monday, to win a stronger mandate and stabilise a rocky political landscape that has persisted in the wake of the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal and COVID crisis.

Reuters

Malaysia’s Institutional Uncertainty

Despite graft conviction, Najib Razak’s return to power could be imaginable given the power dynamics in UMNO. As a first step, he is now seeking a pardon from the king.

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Jailed Malaysia's ex-PM Najib petitions king for pardon

Malaysia's Parliament speaker says jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has sought a pardon from the nation's king

The Independent UK

Goodbye to Birkins; Malaysia's former first lady could join husband Najib in jail

Rosmah Mansor, the former first lady of Malaysia, amassed hundreds of expensive Hermes Birkin handbags and diamond jewellery when her husband Najib Razak was prime minister.

Reuters

Malaysian ex-PM's wife guilty of corruption

KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor, the wife former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, was found guilty of graft on Thursday, just over a week after her husband began serving a 12-year jail term.

Bangkok Post

Najib’s wife, Rosmah Mansor, convicted of bribery in Malaysia

A court in Kuala Lumpur finds Rosmah Mansor guilty of seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts.

Al Jazeera

Malaysian court to rule on graft case of jailed ex-PM's wife

The wife of jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has arrived in court for a verdict in her corruption trial involving a solar energy project in schools

The Independent UK

Malaysia's former first lady Rosmah sentenced to 10 years in jail for graft

A Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, to a decade in prison for seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts, just days after her husband was jailed for corruption.

Reuters

Malaysia ex-PM's wife seeks to remove judge ahead of verdict

The wife of jailed Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has sought to remove the judge set to deliver a verdict in her graft trial Thursday

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Malaysia court slams leak of alleged verdict of ex-PM's wife

Malaysia’s top court has condemned as a deliberate smear attempt the leaking of the alleged verdict against the wife of jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak

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Early budget reveal sparks talk of snap Malaysian elections

Malaysia’s government says it will present its 2023 national budget on Oct. 7, three weeks ahead of schedule, sparking speculation that it may call an early general election

Bangkok Post

Mahathir: Jailed Najib 'highly likely' to get royal pardon

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's veteran politician Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that the disgraced former premier Najib Razak, who he helped bring down, was likely to receive a royal pardon and be released from a 12-year jail sentence for graft that he began this week.

Reuters

Malaysia's Mahathir says 'highly likely' jailed Najib will get royal pardon

Malaysia's veteran two-time leader Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that disgraced former premier Najib Razak, who he helped bring down, was likely to win a royal pardon and be freed from a 12-year jail sentence for graft that he began this week.

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Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib returns to court for 1MDB trial

Jailed Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has returned to court for a second corruption trial over the pilfering of the 1MDB state fund

Bangkok Post

Jailing Najib is a win for Malaysia

Let's hear it for Malaysia. Something unimaginable just a few years ago has transpired. A former prime minister, the scion of a prominent political dynasty who retained a strong grassroots following as a top lawmaker, has been sentenced to prison. His fall is a tonic, however brief, for a country…

Reuters

Najib loyalists call for royal pardon as Malaysia's ex-PM begins jail term

Supporters of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak petitioned King Al-Sultan Abdullah to pardon the disgraced politician, a day after he was jailed for corruption linked to the multi-billion-dollar scandal at a state investment fund.

The Independent UK

Supporters of jailed ex-PM Najib rally for royal pardon

Supporters of Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak are calling for royal intervention a day after he began a 12-year jail term

Reuters

Malaysia ex-PM Najib moves from luxurious lifestyle to lockup

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's new prison lodgings may be less than an hour's drive from his mansion in Kuala Lumpur's affluent Bukit Tunku neighbourhood, but it is a world away from the luxury he is used to.

Reuters

Explainer-Behind bars, Malaysia's Najib has few 'get out of jail' cards left to play

Having begun a 12-year jail sentence on Tuesday, former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak is expected to scramble for ways to obtain early release after losing his final appeal in a case linked to a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal.

Al Jazeera

‘Absolutely glorious’: Malaysians hail jailing of Najib Razak

Najib Razak becomes Malaysia’s first former prime minister to go to prison after top court upholds his graft conviction.

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