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Ex-Malaysian PM charged with sedition

GUA MUSANG, Malaysia—Ex-Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged with sedition Tuesday over remarks about the country’s former king, his lawyer said. The 77-year-old politician...

Muhyiddin emerges as top contender for Malaysia PM

Malaysia’s Muhyiddin Yassin is a low-profile political insider but after clinching an alliance with an Islamist party he has emerged as a top contender...

Malaysia PM Muhyiddin quits with no clear successor in line

KUALA LUMPUR—Malaysia’s prime minister resigned, and his government collapsed Monday after just 17 months in office, throwing the country into fresh political turmoil as...

Malaysian PM rejects mounting calls to resign

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Malaysian PM urged to quit after rare rebuke from monarch

Malaysia’s embattled leader was accused of treason and urged to quit Thursday after the king denounced his crisis-hit government for misleading parliament, a rare...

Malaysian parliament reopens after months-long virus hiatus

Malaysia's parliament convened Monday for the first time this year after being suspended under a coronavirus emergency, but critics have slammed the session as...

KL train crash probe begins; over 200 hurt

Kuala Lumpur—Malaysian authorities on Tuesday were investigating a collision between metro trains in Kuala Lumpur that injured more than 200 people, as dramatic accounts...

More than 200 injured in Malaysia metro train crash

More than 200 passengers were injured in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Monday when two metro trains collided in a tunnel, police said....

Malaysian PM faces big test in state elections

Semporna, Malaysia­—Malaysia’s embattled leader faces state elections Saturday that are his biggest political test since taking office, with analysts saying he desperately needs a...

Anwar claims backing for new gov’t

Kuala Lumpur—Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday he had the “strong” backing of lawmakers in parliament and was seeking an audience with the...

KL drops 1MDB charges against Goldman Sachs

Malaysia has dropped criminal charges against Goldman Sachs over its role in the 1MDB scandal, a lawyer for the bank said Friday. Billions of dollars...

Mahathir fights on as new PM is sworn in

Kuala Lumpur"•A former interior minister was sworn in as Malaysia’s premier Sunday, marking the return of a scandal-mired party to power after a reformist...

Malaysian turmoil ends; King names new premier

Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad lost a power struggle Saturday with a little-known ex-interior minister to be the country’s new prime minister in a shock twist...
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