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Malaysia PM warns against undermining king in call for polls

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob cautioned against usurping the king’s authority, as pressure mounts within his party for him to call for a general election soon.

Bangkok Post · Mar 18, 2022

Malaysia: RCEP regional trade pact comes into force

KUALA LUMPUR: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement has entered into force in Malaysia from Friday, Malaysia's Ministry of International Trade and Industry said.

Bangkok Post · Mar 18, 2022

Russia's war causes regional disarray

President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine from Feb 24 is deeply consequential for Southeast Asia, both as a region and Asean as a regional organisation. Even though this region is relatively far away from the cut and thrust of Russia's war in Ukraine, Asean has already encountered new internal…

Bangkok Post · Mar 17, 2022

Malaysia PM's alliance wins key election test amid rise in youth voters

A coalition led by Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Saturday scored a landslide victory in a state election seen as a key test for national polls, after voting reforms that saw a large influx of young and first-time voters.

Reuters · Mar 12, 2022

18-year-olds voting for first time in Malaysia

JOHOR, Malaysia: Younger Malaysian voters angered by the 1MDB corruption scandal played a key role in ending the six-decade rule of the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) back in 2018. Ahead of another national election, there’s a lot more of them — and they appear more worried about the economy.

Bangkok Post · Mar 12, 2022

46 Myanmar job seekers caught near Malaysian border

SONGKHLA: A group of 46 Myanmar migrants wanting to get jobs in Malaysia were arrested in Sadao district near the Malaysian border on Friday evening.

Bangkok Post · Mar 12, 2022

Yamaha Debuts The Jupiter 135L Commuter In The Malaysian Market

Yamaha Malaysia has unveiled the 2022 Jupiter 135L underbone commuter. It features revised styling and performance updates.

RideApart · Mar 11, 2022

Russia, Belarus, Ukraine to skip Malaysia's arms fair

Russian, Ukrainian and Belarussian weapons makers will not take part in Malaysia's biennial arms show Defence Services Asia (DSA) this month amid the war in Ukraine, the fair's organiser said on Friday.

Reuters · Mar 11, 2022

Malaysia polls in spotlight as reforms see youth voter influx

Malaysia's Johor state will on Saturday hold the first elections since the country lowered its voting age to 18, with 750,000 new ballots added to regional polls seen as a litmus test for a general election that could be called this year.

Reuters · Mar 11, 2022

Four killed in Malaysia landslide

Four people were killed after a massive landslide triggered by "unusual" heavy rains buried their homes in a township outside the Malaysian capital, a senior rescue official said Friday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 11, 2022