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Japan and Malaysia vow to boost ties amid China's rise

National Dec 2, 2021

Japan and Malaysia vow to boost ties amid China's rise

Kishida aired strong opposition to any "unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China seas," when he spoke with Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri on Thursday.

Malaysia returns to the old order, old ways

Editorials Aug 27, 2021

Malaysia returns to the old order, old ways

The return of the old political guard without the public being given an opportunity to weigh in has angered many Malaysians.

New Malaysian prime minister brings old guard back as pandemic concerns rise

Asia Pacific Aug 21, 2021

New Malaysian prime minister brings old guard back as pandemic concerns rise

by Anisah Shukry and Hadi Azmi

The swearing in of Ismail Sabri Yaakob caps weeks of political upheaval, which pushed former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to resign over the handling of the pandemic.

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