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Family of Malaysian ex-leader Mahathir says broken hip serious but not life-threatening

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is recovering from a broken right hip after a fall

The Independent UK

The country that’s questioning whether it’s in the right time zone

Critics say late sunrises limit morning light and disrupt circadian rhythms

The Independent UK

Malaysia defends Trump trade deal after critics warn it will compromise country’s sovereignty

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said the deal amounted to ‘handing over’ the country’s independence

The Guardian - AU

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Malaysia confronts the realities of MAGA diplomacy and Trump’s brash ambassadorial pick

President Donald Trump’s pick to be the United States’ next ambassador to Malaysia has raised more than a few eyebrows in the Southeast Asian nation. Right-wing influencer Nick Adams, a naturalized American born and raised in Australia, is, by his own account, a weightlifting, Bible-reading, “wildly successful” and “extremely charismatic”…

The Conversation

'Quite frightening': Malaysia's former leader Mahathir Mohamad turns 100 without slowing down

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad marked a historic milestone as he turned 100

The Independent UK

Nearing 100, Malaysian Ex-PM Mahathir Blasts 'Old World' Trump

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is giving President Donald Trump three months before his fellow Americans force him to rethink his stringent global tariff strategy, accusing the US leader of "living in an old world".

International Business Times

Former Malaysian leader Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who extended political freedoms, dies at 85

A hospital in Kuala Lumpur says former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has died aged 85

The Independent UK

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Malaysian billionaire tycoon Ananda Krishnan dies at age 86

Ananda Krishnan, one of Malaysia’s richest tycoons with a vast business empire including telecommunications, media, petroleum and real estate, has died

The Independent UK

35 years after The Satanic Verses controversy, newly unearthed letters reveal some uncomfortable truths

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is famous for his forthright statements to other world leaders. In March 1989, Mahathir wrote a letter to then UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that was blunt even by his standards. Unlike a lot of his angry letters, this one wasn’t published.

The Conversation

Malaysia’s ex-leader Mahathir, 99, discharged from hospital

Southeast Asian country’s longest-serving prime minister had been hospitalised for a respiratory infection.

Al Jazeera

Joe Biden too old to be US president? Not for Malaysians

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

Al Jazeera

Malaysia’s Mahathir denies corruption, says most of his money ‘now gone’

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

Al Jazeera

Malaysia’s ex-PM Mahathir faces anticorruption probe

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief says former leader ‘among those being investigated’.

Al Jazeera

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has an ambitious plan to rid his country of corruption and turn its economy around—starting with Elon Musk

The prime minister reveals how he wants to get more women working, balancing the U.S. and China, and his "long conversation" with Nelson Mandela.

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Bangkok Post

Malaysian PM Anwar will also hold finance post

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.

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 26 November 2022

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.

The Times of India

Anwar Ibrahim: Things you need to know about Malaysia's 10th prime minister

KUALA LUMPUR: After days of political horse-trading and palace intrigue following Saturday’s election, Malaysia is finally set to unveil a new government.

Al Jazeera

Can Malaysia’s Anwar fix corruption, inequality and inflation?

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

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Al Jazeera

Malaysians celebrate Anwar Ibrahim’s rise to prime minister

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

France 24

Anwar Ibrahim: From political prisoner to Malaysian PM

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.

Reuters

Anwar Ibrahim: Who is Malaysia's new prime minister?

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.

Reuters

Anwar Ibrahim's long road to prime minister of Malaysia

Malaysia will swear in long-time opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister at 5 p.m. (0900 GMT) on Thursday, after he was appointed by the king, bringing an end to five days of political uncertainty following an unprecedented hung parliament.

Reuters

Quotes- Reaction to Anwar Ibrahim's appointment as Malaysian prime minister

Malaysia's king appointed long-time opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister on Thursday, ending five days of unprecedented post-election crisis after inconclusive polls.

Reuters

Reformist Anwar finally becomes Malaysia's prime minister

As Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim prepares on Thursday to take over as prime minister following an unprecedented hung parliament, one of his recent comments serves to sum up the persistence that secured him the job he has eyed for three decades.

The Independent UK

From prisoner to PM, Malaysia's Anwar had long ride to top

More than two decades after his dramatic ouster from government and imprisonment, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim finally has his day

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