Mahathir Mohamad was sworn in as Malaysia’s seventh prime minister on Thursday after a stunning election comeback, defeating the coalition that has ruled the nation for six decades since independence from Britain.
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Clash of political titans brings a gripping election to Malaysia
Malaysia’s general election on Wednesday will be an extraordinary contest, pitting a 92-year-old former authoritarian leader and a jailed reformist he fell out with 20 years ago against a prime minister who has been mired in a multi-billion-dollar scandal.
Malaysia intercepts boat carrying Rohingya refugees
Malaysia intercepted a boat carrying 56 Rohingya refugees from Burma off its northern island of Langkawi on Tuesday and will allow them to enter on humanitarian grounds, with rights groups expecting further such perilous journeys by sea.
From Malaysian backrooms, Rohingya send what little they can to fleeing relatives
Many shops in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur are being used to send money to refugee camps in Bangladesh since a military crackdown in August prompted over 600,000 members of the Muslim minority group to flee Burma.
Malaysia stands up for Rohingya
Malaysia disavows a statement issued by ASEAN chair, the Philippines, as misrepresenting “the reality” of an exodus of 430,000 ethnic Rohingya from Burma.
Malaysia ready to provide temporary shelter for Rohingya fleeing violence
Malaysia’s coast guard will not turn away Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Burma and is willing to provide temporary shelter for them, the maritime agency’s chief said on Friday.