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TopicNajib Razak

Topic: Najib Razak

Malaysian court rejects jailed ex-PM Najib Razak’s bid to serve sentence under house arrest

Najib said 'addendum order' issued by former king had accompanied a pardons board’s decision in February to halve his 12-yr jail sentence for graft in multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.

Global Pulse: Malaysia’s Najib Razak is borrowing a couple of moves from Trump’s playbook

Meanwhile, if Trump puts an end to the Iran deal, he risks not just his relationship with the United States, but America's relationship with Europe as well.

Global Pulse: The Malaysian PM, accused of stealing billions of dollars, is now trying to rig an election

How the coalition running Malaysia is still in power is an unanswered question.

Deradicalisation, the Malaysian method

India wants to learn from Malaysia’s deradicalisation programme which is based on the belief that not only is it imperative to counter security threats posed by convicts but it is also incumbent on the state to rehabilitate them.

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Iran and Israel weren’t always enemies. In fact, they were allies

Israel even helped source American defence equipment for Iran, who learnt from Tel Aviv about drones against Soviet air defences in Syria.

Rupee slides past 93 per dollar to record low as Iran war risks rise

The currency dropped as much as 0.7% to 93.28 per dollar, after a public holiday Thursday. The central bank has been intervening to support the currency, with traders citing its presence Friday.

Tracked: How a sailor’s 35-minute workout on deck gave away exact location of French aircraft carrier

A fitness run logged on a Strava‑linked watch by a French sailor has revealed the movement of nuclear‑powered Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.