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Age is not an issue for politicians or voters of Malaysia, where Mahathir Mohamad served as prime minister at 92.

Elder statesman challenges Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to prove that he used time in office for personal enrichment.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has appointed himself as finance minister, betting he’s the best person to sustain the country’s fragile post-pandemic recovery as the economy heads for a slowdown next year.

A spate of mass shootings absorbed America this week. You've been here before. Too many guns. Too much homophobia and transphobia. Too much polarisation. Too little tolerance. Too sparse opportunities for social mobility.

Southeast Asian nation’s new leader faces challenges from a falling ringgit to one of Asia’s biggest wealth gaps.

Anwar Ibrahim’s supporters cheer his rise to Malaysia’s top job after decades of struggle for reform.

Anwar Ibrahim finally realised his over-two-decade dream of becoming Malaysia's prime minister on Thursday following a tortuous detour in the political wilderness that included prison stints for sodomy and corruption in what he maintained were politically motivated charges aimed at ending his career.

Malaysia's new prime minister, 75-year-old Anwar Ibrahim, was sworn in on Thursday, bringing to a close his three-decade quest for the job that had eluded him time and again and led to him spending nearly a decade in jail.

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Malaysia's perennial opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as prime minister before the king in Kuala Lumpur Thursday, ending a five-day political impasse after inconclusive polls.