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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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Topic: Malaysia

Malaysian monarchy is back in political centre stage to fill a power vacuum

The lack of a clear mandate for the current prime minister gives the king more weight, including when he talks on policy matters like the right coronavirus response.

Ex-Malaysian PM Mohamad says Muslims have right to ‘kill French’, slams ‘primitive’ Macron

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad posted a series of comments on Twitter, saying France had massacred Muslims in the past, and Muslims had a right to be angry.

Key Malaysia party threatens to leave ruling bloc unless it gets better terms

The United Malays National Organisation's statement adds another twist to Malaysia’s political drama, which has seen many factions jockey for power after ex-PM Mahathir Mohamad resigned.

Malaysia Airlines may shut down if restructuring talks fail, says carrier’s CEO

The company has cut salaries for management and pilots, offered unpaid leave to employees, has sought payment deferrals and contract renegotiations since March.

Early hotspots see resurgence in Brazil, Australian elderly homes under fire & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Anwar Ibrahim’s rise shows ‘New Malaysia’ is more about power than policy

If Anwar becomes Malaysia's new PM, he will inherit an economy that suffered its worst performance in the second quarter since the financial crisis in the 1990s.

How unemployment remains low in parts of Asia despite economic woes

In countries like Singapore and Malaysia, the state is an integral component of wage-setting and often the arbiter over who gets hired and fired in companies.

How Malaysia’s economy shows even doing the right things after Covid didn’t help

Despite moving early to launch several measures, Malaysia has seen the steepest collapse of major East Asian economies, with a GDP fall of 17.1% from last year.

Malaysia jails & fines Indian restaurateur who broke home quarantine, triggering Covid cluster

The Indian man who owns a restaurant in Malaysia's Kedah has been sentenced to five months of jail and a fine of 12,000 ringgit (over Rs 2.1 lakh).

World’s demand for gloves sees Malaysia mint new billionaires 

Malaysia produces about 65% of the world’s supply for rubber gloves, and counts at least four billionaires whose fortunes were made in the industry.

On Camera

Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.