Lawyers for ex-PM Najib Razak say they will submit a fresh application for a full pardon at the ‘right timing’. File photo: Reuters
Malaysia

Malaysian watchdog warns of protests over leniency for Najib, ‘political elite’

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Critics have accused PM Anwar of abandoning his reform agenda as anger grows over the reduced sentence for ex-leader Najib for corruption linked to the 1MDB scandal.

Lawyers for ex-PM Najib Razak say they will submit a fresh application for a full pardon at the ‘right timing’. File photo: Reuters

Malaysian watchdog warns of protests over leniency for Najib, ‘political elite’

Critics have accused PM Anwar of abandoning his reform agenda as anger grows over the reduced sentence for ex-leader Najib for corruption linked to the 1MDB scandal.

55 minutes ago

Why confusion over Australia’s ‘golden visa’ is causing ‘widespread panic’

Canberra says the business visa programme remains open despite widespread reports in the past weeks saying it had been ‘axed’.

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Indonesia election 2024: calls for dual citizenship heat up amid ‘brain drain’

Jakarta should also look at improving domestic economic opportunities to avert a brain drain, analysts say.

3 hours ago
People in the Sydney central business district. Photo: Shutterstock

Why confusion over Australia’s ‘golden visa’ is causing ‘widespread panic’

Canberra says the business visa programme remains open despite widespread reports in the past weeks saying it had been ‘axed’.

4 hours ago
Indonesia

Indonesia election 2024: calls for dual citizenship heat up amid ‘brain drain’

Jakarta should also look at improving domestic economic opportunities to avert a brain drain, analysts say.

Jakarta should also look at improving domestic economic opportunities to avert a brain drain, analysts say.

3 hours ago
The Philippines

Philippines to fortify military base near Taiwan to tackle Beijing tensions

Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said military infrastructure in Batanes province will be ramped up to ‘ensure the overall safety and integrity of our nation’.

Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said military infrastructure in Batanes province will be ramped up to ‘ensure the overall safety and integrity of our nation’.

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Singapore court rules ex-PM Goh’s son caused US$146 million in losses to firm

A judge said Goh Jin Hian failed to spot three ‘red flags’ that should have triggered his inquiry into the financial position of now-insolvent marine fuel supplying firm IPP.

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Singapore court rules ex-PM Goh’s son caused US$146 million in losses to firm

CEO of Singapore’s biggest bank takes US$3 million pay cut over service outage

Gupta’s compensation took a 30 per cent hit due to last year’s disruptions that affected payment and ATM transactions across the city state.

2 hours ago
CEO of Singapore’s biggest bank takes US$3 million pay cut over service outage

Philippines to fortify military base near Taiwan to tackle Beijing tensions

Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said military infrastructure in Batanes province will be ramped up to ‘ensure the overall safety and integrity of our nation’.

2 hours ago

Singapore court rules ex-PM Goh’s son caused US$146 million in losses to firm

A judge said Goh Jin Hian failed to spot three ‘red flags’ that should have triggered his inquiry into the financial position of now-insolvent marine fuel supplying firm IPP.

49 minutes ago

CEO of Singapore’s biggest bank takes US$3 million pay cut over service outage

Gupta’s compensation took a 30 per cent hit due to last year’s disruptions that affected payment and ATM transactions across the city state.

2 hours ago
Malaysia's corruption crackdown

Now Malaysia has a new king, will politics finally take a back seat?

Both Sultan Ibrahim and his predecessor have called for Anwar Ibrahim’s administration to be allowed to see through its full term after years of political turmoil and a revolving door of prime ministers.

Both Sultan Ibrahim and his predecessor have called for Anwar Ibrahim’s administration to be allowed to see through its full term after years of political turmoil and a revolving door of prime ministers.

3 Feb 2024 - 1:35PM

‘Don’t take us for fools’: Malaysians slam Najib’s reduction in jail time

Najib will be freed in August 2028 after his 12-year jail term was halved by Pardons Board led by King Sultan Abdullah, in one of his final acts in office.

Najib will be freed in August 2028 after his 12-year jail term was halved by Pardons Board led by King Sultan Abdullah, in one of his final acts in office.

3 Feb 2024 - 6:39PM

Malaysia charges ex-Mahathir aide Daim Zainuddin with failure to declare assets

The 86-year-old former finance minister and key ally of ex-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was charged on Monday with failing to comply with a notice to declare his assets under the country’s anti-corruption laws.

The 86-year-old former finance minister and key ally of ex-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was charged on Monday with failing to comply with a notice to declare his assets under the country’s anti-corruption laws.

29 Jan 2024 - 12:00PM
Malaysia's corruption crackdown

Now Malaysia has a new king, will politics finally take a back seat?

Both Sultan Ibrahim and his predecessor have called for Anwar Ibrahim’s administration to be allowed to see through its full term after years of political turmoil and a revolving door of prime ministers.

Both Sultan Ibrahim and his predecessor have called for Anwar Ibrahim’s administration to be allowed to see through its full term after years of political turmoil and a revolving door of prime ministers.

3 Feb 2024 - 1:35PM

‘Don’t take us for fools’: Malaysians slam Najib’s reduction in jail time

Najib will be freed in August 2028 after his 12-year jail term was halved by Pardons Board led by King Sultan Abdullah, in one of his final acts in office.

Najib will be freed in August 2028 after his 12-year jail term was halved by Pardons Board led by King Sultan Abdullah, in one of his final acts in office.

3 Feb 2024 - 6:39PM

Malaysia charges ex-Mahathir aide Daim Zainuddin with failure to declare assets

The 86-year-old former finance minister and key ally of ex-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was charged on Monday with failing to comply with a notice to declare his assets under the country’s anti-corruption laws.

The 86-year-old former finance minister and key ally of ex-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was charged on Monday with failing to comply with a notice to declare his assets under the country’s anti-corruption laws.

29 Jan 2024 - 12:00PM
Asia | OPINION
A man looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index on January 22 in Tokyo. While Japanese stock prices are up 60 per cent from six years ago, real GDP has risen just 1 per cent. Photo: AP

Macroscope | Let’s not confuse pumped-up stock markets with real economic health

Stock market prices in Japan, the US and elsewhere are being inflated by stimulus, suggesting a picture of economic health. But a correction delayed is not a correction averted.

4 Feb 2024 - 7:34AM

Opinion | What the Marcos-Duterte feud means for the Philippines, US and China

The gloves-off feuding between the two powerful political dynasties threatens to destabilise the Philippines, change the US-China geopolitical chessboard in the South China Sea and upend regional politics.

The gloves-off feuding between the two powerful political dynasties threatens to destabilise the Philippines, change the US-China geopolitical chessboard in the South China Sea and upend regional politics.

3 Feb 2024 - 9:30AM
What the Marcos-Duterte feud means for the Philippines, US and China

As I see it | South China Sea: Vietnam and Philippines aren’t out to ‘sabotage’ China

China recently accused Vietnam and the Philippines of forming a ‘clique’ over their South China Sea cooperation deal. It’s a term used by Beijing to accuse actors of harming its interests whenever it is called out for its behaviour.

China recently accused Vietnam and the Philippines of forming a ‘clique’ over their South China Sea cooperation deal. It’s a term used by Beijing to accuse actors of harming its interests whenever it is called out for its behaviour.

2 Feb 2024 - 10:00AM
South China Sea: Vietnam and Philippines aren’t out to ‘sabotage’ China

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