Malaysia

The global economic crisis has prompted the creation of an Asia crisis fund, designed to bulk up and eventually supplant the Chiang Mai Initiative. [more]

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is facing increasing pressure to step down as the first party defects from his coalition government. [more]

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will see much activity regarding bilateral trade agreements by December. [more]

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will contest a seat in parliament Aug. 26 after spending a decade out of office. [more]

With oil prices down to around $125 per barrel, Malaysia, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries are reconsidering the policies implemented because of high energy costs. [more]

Malaysia is facing the prospect of prolonged political uncertainty, something that could jeopardize its reliability as a place to do business. [more]

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's July 16 arrest will likely give him an opportunity to call on foreign politicians to bring external pressures to bear. [more]

Malaysia's coalition government cracked down hard on a troublemaking minor coalition member party June 26, for proposing to introduce a vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. [more]

Increased taxes could bleed Malaysian energy major Petronas dry within a decade -- a development that would have major geopolitical implications. [more]

Malaysia plans to allow fuel prices to rise to market levels beginning in August -- a decision fueled more by political concerns than by energy concerns. [more]

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's withdrawal from the United Malays National Organization is meant to shake up the party, but nothing will change unless old promises are fulfilled. [more]

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has re-emerged after a ban on his participation in politics ended April 15. Now the question is whether he can return to the premiership. [more]

Big change is in the air in Malaysia, one of Asia's most important democracies. Colin Chapman reports that the weekend's election is not so much a triumph for rural Islamists as the creation of the first Malaysian opposition worthy of the name, and led by Anwar Ibrahim. [more]

Malaysia will hold parliamentary elections March 8. [more]

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced Feb. 13 that the king has approved the parliament's dissolution. [more]

About 10,000 ethnic Indians took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 25 in the second demonstration allowed inside the Malaysian capital in a month. [more]

India's first export customer for the BrahMos supersonic anti-ship missile could be Malaysia. [more]

A flurry of actions and announcements coming from Thailand this week shows the Thai military... [more]

Tensions have been on the rise between former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his... [more]

Erratum: As originally published, the article had former U.S. President... [more]