GLOBEALERT
Sign in

Feed

Open sources, classified and cross-checked. 97+ stories.

AllConflictMilitaryPoliticsBusinessSci & TechCyberDisasterHealthWorld
24h3 days7 days30 daysAll·All regionsNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWestern EuropeEastern EuropeBalticsMiddle EastNorth AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaSouth AsiaEast AsiaOceania
POLITICSSep 9PAS slammed in Malaysia for linking heaven to support for partyMalaysian politicians have slammed a Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) party leader for claiming that those who join the Islamist party would “certainly” go to heaven. Among them, Amanah vice-president Mahfuz Omar, said in a social media post on Tuesday: “PAS’ office is not an immigration counter for the afterlife, where you get a ‘heaven’ stamp upon showing your membership certificate and ballot vote.” During the PAS assembly over the weekend, secretary general Takiyuddin Hassan said party...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 9Umno heavyweight charged in Malaysian haj fund scandal as party eyes comebackFormer Malaysian pilgrimage fund chairman Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to abusing his position to secure a lucrative corporate post and influence a 193.5 million ringgit (US$47.5 million) investment by the fund. Azeez, 60, a veteran Umno Supreme Council member, is the highest-profile politician to be charged so far in the fallout from a royal inquiry into the state-run savings fund Tabung Haji. Wearing a purple police lock-up uniform and handcuffed as he stood in the...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 8Will Malaysia’s potential Huawei AI deal risk clash with US trade pact?Malaysia’s reported move to use chips from Chinese tech giant Huawei in its 2 billion ringgit (US$494 million) sovereign AI project could test the export-control commitments it signed with Washington last year, analysts say. The move could complicate Kuala Lumpur’s long-running effort to work with both American and Chinese technology firms, particularly as Washington pushes US AI systems across Southeast Asia. Bloomberg reported on Monday that Malaysia was seriously evaluating Huawei’s Ascend...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 7PAS chief to face Malaysian police over claims US would help ‘topple’ governmentMalaysian police have contacted Islamist opposition leader Abdul Hadi Awang over his explosive claim that the United States once offered to help his party topple the government – an allegation Washington has flatly dismissed as false. The controversy erupted after Hadi told thousands of delegates at the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) congress in Kelantan on Saturday that American representatives had approached party leaders when Barack Obama visited Malaysia in 2014. Hadi’s political...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 6US denies it tried to influence Malaysia’s political leadership in 2014The US rejected a claim by Malaysia’s opposition Islamist party that Washington once sought to influence the country’s choice of political leadership, calling the allegation false. “The United States has never sought to decide Malaysia’s political leadership,” US embassy in Malaysia Charge d’Affaires David H. Gamble Jnr said in a statement on social media on Sunday. “Any account to the contrary is false.” Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) president Abdul Hadi Awang said at the Islamist party’s...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 5MP SPEAKS | Malaysia : Different colours , but one soulAn MP from Malaysia speaks on the theme of national unity, emphasizing that despite differences, the country shares 'one soul'. This addresses a political and social message within Malaysia.malaysiakini.com · Malaysia
POLITICSSep 5Malaysia’s PAS eyes new pecking order as it rekindles ties with UmnoMalaysia’s biggest Islamist opposition party has used its annual convention to reopen the door to former rival Umno, while signalling that any reunion will come with a new pecking order as the party sets its sights on leading the federal government. The recalibration comes after a partnership involving Umno and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) jointly toppled Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s coalition in Negeri Sembilan last month, weeks after Umno crushed Pakatan Harapan (PH) in Johor. With...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 3Malaysia's middle path between China and US faces new testsThe prime minister's comments on Taiwan and US-backed military facilities near Sabah have revived questions over Malaysia's non-aligned foreign policy.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 2Malaysian under fire for competing at transgender beauty pageant in ThailandThe Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) will summon a Malaysian participant in the Miss Equality World 2026 pageant in Thailand for questioning, following the circulation of social media posts. In a statement on Tuesday, Jakim director general Dr Sirajuddin Suhaimee said Jakim would work with state Islamic religious authorities and relevant agencies to take action against the individual in accordance with existing laws and regulations. He said the participant’s involvement in the...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 2Former Malaysian minister arrested in state haj fund corruption probeA former Malaysian minister has been remanded for five days as part of an anti-corruption inquiry into the management of the country’s state haj fund. The suspect, who is in his sixties, was detained at about 4.30pm on Tuesday after he went to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya to have his statement recorded. MACC confirmed the arrest in a statement on social media but did not release the former minister’s identity. “The arrest was made around 4.30pm and it...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 2Malaysian heritage site caught in row over non-local staffImages of a migrant worker apparently guiding visitors around one of Kuala Lumpur’s best-known heritage sites have triggered a backlash in Malaysia, with critics asking why locals were not hired instead. The row erupted after photos and video circulated online showed visitors being shown around the Sultan Abdul Samad Building, a colonial-era landmark that has overlooked the capital’s Independence Square since the 19th century. Sharp-eyed viewers noticed that among the staff in KL City Gallery...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 31Malaysian state’s cash handouts for teen weddings triggers backlashA proposal in Malaysia’s Perak state to pay young people 500 ringgit (US$124) for marrying for the first time has triggered a backlash after officials confirmed the scheme could apply to children as young as 15. Critics say extending the state-funded benefit to minors risks legitimising child marriage, reigniting a fraught debate in Malaysia over laws that still allow some under-18s to wed. The one-off payment, under consideration for Perak’s 2027 budget, would be open to first-time couples aged...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 30Malaysia’s Anwar unveils cost of living measures as opposition risesMalaysian Prime Minister ⁠Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday ⁠introduced measures to address rising living ⁠costs and support businesses, including restoring higher quotas for subsidised petrol and diesel purchases, as well as more funding for schools and small traders. The measures are expected to take effect on September 1, Anwar said in a televised address. “The economic ‌growth of the country must be returned to the people,” he said. Anwar has been under pressure to tackle higher living costs, even as...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 27Malaysia’s former PM Ismail Sabri charged with concealing assetsSabri, 66, pleaded not guilty to allegedly failing to provide a complete declaration of assets.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSAug 27Another former Malaysia prime minister faces criminal charges after leaving officearabnews.com · Saudi Arabia
POLITICSAug 27Malaysia’s Ismail Sabri denies failing to declare millions in cash, gold barsMalaysia’s former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob pleaded not guilty in a Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on Thursday to failing to declare millions of ringgit in local and foreign currencies and gold bars. The 66-year-old is the second ex-leader to face criminal charges since Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim took office in 2022, pledging to root out entrenched corruption. Ismail Sabri’s charge under Section 36(2) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act comes more than a year after he...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 27Anwar Ibrahim weighs delaying Malaysia general election to late 2027 amid poll setbacksMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is looking to push back national elections until the second half of next year, people familiar with the matter said, as state poll defeats and soured partnerships reveal his political vulnerability. That time frame would mark a significant delay. Just months ago, the 79-year-old leader was said to be mulling a snap election as soon as this October, perceiving his greatest risk at the time to be rising fuel prices. But two humbling state election losses...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 25Can Anwar’s call for ‘freer’ filmmaking help ease Malaysia’s censorship rules?Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged the country’s filmmakers to think more freely, even as recent censorship battles show how tightly the state still controls what can reach the screen. Anwar said an industry forced to repeatedly seek official approval for individual scenes could not become more creative or competitive, calling for fewer restrictions on filmmakers at a time when Malaysian productions were outperforming Hollywood titles at home. But his remarks came less than six...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 24‘I hate Americans, all of them’: Malaysian politician’s anti-US rant draws backlashMalaysian politician Mukhriz Mahathir has triggered a social media storm after declaring in a video that he “hates Americans, all of them”, over Washington’s support for Israel – echoing the fierce anti-US rhetoric long associated with his father, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad. “I hate Americans. I despise Israelis, but I hate Americans, all of them,” Mukhriz said in the video, posted on Saturday. “It matters not if they’re Republican or Democrat, pro-Israel or pro-Palestine. None of it...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 24Who will be Malaysia next Prime Minister ? – Asia News NetworkThe question of who will become Malaysia's next Prime Minister is a current topic of discussion. This indicates an upcoming or ongoing leadership transition within the country's government.asianews.network · China
POLITICSAug 23In Malaysia, voter anger fuels a third force against AnwarMalaysian politics runs on grudges and few illustrate that better than the one nursed by Rafizi Ramli. A year after losing the deputy presidency of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s People’s Justice Party (PKR), he has built a vehicle for the disaffected, aimed squarely at the coalition of which he was once part. Parti Bersama Malaysia – or Bersama, meaning “together” – is barely three months old under its new leadership, yet it has already rattled Malaysia’s governing alliance. Taken over in May...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 22Malaysia’s Anwar traded reform for power. Now Umno wants it allThe roar from thousands of People’s Justice Party (PKR) delegates gathered at a grand convention centre in Melaka last weekend exuded all the confidence expected of a party leading Malaysia’s government. The past three years have been the culmination of more than two decades of struggle for PKR, with it finally achieving its long-held goal of installing leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister and wielding the power to push through reforms. Yet beneath the confident facade lurks a ruling party now...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 21Are Malaysian Muslims less corrupt? PAS leader skewered over divisive politicsMalaysia’s Islamist opposition leader Abdul Hadi Awang has sparked outrage and ridicule with unproven claims linking religion to dishonesty, suggesting that Muslims are less corrupt than non-Muslims. Hadi’s remarks, which drew demands for evidence, came amid a series of attacks by his Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) on the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a predominantly ethnic Chinese party in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling coalition. “Not all Muslims are free from corruption but in...South China Morning Post
POLITICSAug 16Anwar Ibrahim: Malaysia between the superpowersMalaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim joins Sreenivasan Jain on justice, trade, and a middle power holding superpowers to account.Al Jazeera [en]
← NewerOlder →