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Malaysia
Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on Malaysia, covering politics, economy, society and the Asean member-nation’s relationships with China, Singapore, and other Southeast Asian countries.
Capital
Kuala Lumpur
Head of State
Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar
Head of Government
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar Ibrahim
A tractor moves material at a rare earth mine in California. US efforts to source more critical metals domestically could help reduce dependence on China. Photo: Reuters
China trade

‘Making a dent’: race is on to reap rare earths elsewhere amid China’s dominance

‘If China imposes export restrictions on rare earth components, the US will just find alternative sources,’ former AmCham China chair says, pointing to challenges.

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Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia’s Anwar given second chance to prove immunity from sexual assault suit

China-Africa relations

Are China-Niger ties a test for Beijing’s cornerstone non-interference policy?

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China trade

Pressured by US tariffs, Chinese exports expand in Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia

‘Exports are being diversified, bit by bit, and Southeast Asian countries are becoming more and more important trading partners,’ analyst says.

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Southeast Asian countries are becoming more important trading partners for China as it diversifies exports. Photo: Xinhua
Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia’s new luxury tax a hard sell for Anwar as popularity wanes

Taxes of between 5 and 10 per cent will be imposed on ‘discretionary and non-essential’ goods and services from July 1.

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Crime

Malaysia jails Chinese national over car crash that killed court official

Sun Xue Song was also fined and banned from holding a driving licence for five years.

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SCMP Highlights

Megaquake scare in Japan, Philippines boosts air power: 7 Asia highlights

From fears of a megaquake in Japan to South Korea’s new president, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

A damaged port in Anamizu, Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture, after a strong earthquake on January 1 last year. Photo: Kyodo
Weather

Malaysia faces searing heatwave as temperatures hit high of 37 degrees

Health experts warn that the methods used in Malaysia to assess health risks from extreme heat are inadequate.

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Technology

Malaysia assures users their privacy is protected in mobile data grab

The detailed call and internet logs are supplied without any personal identifiers, communications chief insists.

Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysian cartoonist vows to sue authorities over his ‘travel ban’

Fahmi Reza, who has published satirical artworks targeting Malaysian politicians, was planning to travel to Singapore when he was stopped.

Malaysian cartoonist Fahmi Reza plans to sue the government over what he claims is a “travel ban” against him. Photo: Instagram

15 killed in Malaysian university bus crash near Thailand border

The early morning crash along the dangerous East-West Highway is the country’s deadliest road accident in over a decade.

A minivan is seen after it collided with a bus in Gerik-Jeli, in Malaysia’s Perak state. Photo: Perak Fire and Rescue Department/AFP
Malaysian politics

Malaysians resist censorship as book bans increase, include rom-com novels

Book lovers lament being at the mercy of ‘faceless officers’ who decide what the public can read, as the number of banned titles grows.

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South China Sea

China’s 4 core principles show way to peace in South China Sea, think tank says

China and Southeast Asia must keep resolution of maritime issues ‘within their own hands’, Xinhua Institute research report says.

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South China Sea

Vietnam ramping up expansion of South China Sea outposts: Chinese think tank

Satellite images show Hanoi reclaiming land and building military facilities such as airstrips on contested Spratly Island reefs, SCSPI says.

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Vietnam has reclaimed over 8.5 sq km of new land on 11 features in the Spratly Islands since October 2021, according to the Beijing-based South China Sea Probing Initiative. Photo: Weibo/单手搓核弹
Thailand

Border tensions rise as Thailand and Cambodia reinforce troops after May 28 clash

The two governments have issued statements committing to dialogue following a brief skirmish on May 28 that resulted in the death of a Cambodian soldier.

Thai police officers control the area outside the Cambodian Embassy as the nationalist gather to protest over the Thai-Cambodian border dispute, in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
China trade

As US-China rivalry squeezes Asian markets, is taking sides even an option?

Analysts break down what the protracted power plays between Washington and Beijing mean for Asian economies as they walk a tightrope of risks vs rewards.

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Asean

Opinion | How Trump’s tariffs could benefit Asean in the long run

While the tariffs may undermine the bloc’s growth in the short term, they are spurring increased cooperation between member states and with others.

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Malaysia orders telecoms firms to hand over user data, raising privacy concerns

The government claims it’s for a mobile project, but critics cite data security risks.

Malaysian telecommunications companies have been ordered to surrender user data, sparking privacy fears. Photo: Shutterstock
Anwar Ibrahim

Widow slams Malaysian anti-graft agency’s ‘vindictive’ pursuit of Daim’s estate

The late politician and his widow had been charged with failing to declare US$473 million worth of assets in Malaysia and the UK.

Scams and swindles

Malaysian retiree loses US$38,000 in sperm scam linked to ‘Hong Kong woman’

The man ignored bank and police warnings about the scam that offered US$254,901 reward.

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Hong Kong police

Editorial | Joint police crackdown on cross-border scams delivers swift justice

Hong Kong force joins regional counterparts on new communication platform to intercept proceeds of crime and net hundreds of fraudsters.

Police agencies in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and Macau investigated 9,268 reports using a direct communication and information-sharing platform called Frontier+. Photo: May Tse
China-Philippines relations

Opinion | With 50 years of history, Manila and Beijing should do better diplomacy

Stop allowing South China Sea spat to poison the waters when there are in fact many areas of potential cooperation for mutual benefit.

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Allowing security issues to dominate relations is neither wise nor strategic. Photo: Shutterstock
LGBTQ

‘For the first time, I saw people like me.’ A gay Malaysian’s UK epiphany

Warren Hallett talks of an abusive childhood in Malaysia, making a new life and his pride at giving back by volunteering for LGBTQ charities.

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Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysia’s Anwar faces more woes as sexual harassment case against him proceeds

A court has dismissed Anwar’s immunity application by citing his role as prime minister, saying there is no such constitutional provision.

Crime

Body found in Malaysia confirmed to be the missing British backpacker

The body of Johnson-Doyle, who went missing last week in Kuala Lumpur, was identified by his tattoo.

Jordan Johnson-Doyle was last heard from on May 27. Photo: Leanne Burnett
Energy storage

How a Hong Kong start-up is going about recycling lithium batteries

Achelous Pure Metals plans to bring its scalable, movable, eco-friendly technology to the city followed by Southeast Asia.

Achelous Pure Metals’ robot-assisted lithium battery processing line in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

Japanese chef on moving to Malaysia, being wowed by its tropical ingredients

Hidemichi Seki, formerly chef at RyuGin in Hong Kong, applies Japanese cooking techniques to the bounty of produce he finds in Malaysia.

Taiwan

My Take | ‘Strategic clarity’ over Taiwan is just so much American bombast

Ally or not, no one with a decent sense of self-preservation can afford to take a security guarantee by the United States at face value nowadays.

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