Malaysia

The opposition leader’s announcement that he commands the support necessary to form a new government has dissipated into a period of tense political speculation.

To wear or not to wear: The hijab is a matter of choice — and politics.

Anwar says he will reveal more details following a meeting with the king, but a cabinet member denies the government has fallen.

A lowered voting age, and rising discontent with the country's rusted-on political elite, are stimulating youth involvement in politics.

Federal prosecutors say Nickie Lum Davis failed to disclose to the federal government that his lobbying efforts were on behalf of a fugitive Malaysian financier.

The PAS-led state government wants to “correct” the “un-Islamic” parts of Main Puteri, an indigenous Kelantanese dance form.

The Najib ruling is “a step in the right direction on the path to constitutional redemption,” Tew says.

The Malaysian government is enraged by a recent documentary on undocumented migrants. 

With Najib’s political allies back in power and an ongoing crackdown on the forces pushing for accountability, the case is anything but closed.

2 years after his ouster in a shock election upset, Najib Razak becomes the first Malaysian leader to be convicted of corruption.

Malaysia has long guaranteed the safety of thousands of refugees, despite remaining outside international conventions, but that’s changing at a worrying pace.