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MUHYIDDIN YASSIN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2023
Former Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Yassin charged with corruption
Prime Minister between 2020 and 2021, Muhyiddin becomes the second Malaysian leader to be charged with crimes after losing power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 20, 2022
Malaysian coalitions start maneuvering after hung parliament
Saturday's vote may extend a political crisis that has seen the government change three times in four years.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 23, 2021
Malaysia’s latest new PM seeks cross-party cooperation to restore stability
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob struck a tone of reconciliation as he addressed a nation that has seen three premiers in 18 months.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 16, 2021
Malaysian prime minister resigns, deepening political leadership crisis
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigned after more than 17 months in power, fueling a crisis of leadership in a country beset by a weakened economy and a surge in coronavirus cases.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2021
Southeast Asia’s democracy woes accelerate
Countries from the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar and Malaysia have regressed from robust democracies or hybrid regimes with some now turning to outright authoritarian rule.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2021
Malaysia virus emergency suspends parliament for first time since 1969
Move allows embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to avoid facing an election until the pandemic is over.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2020
Malaysia’s once-peripheral king emerges as major political force
For Malaysia, where one coalition ruled for six straight decades until the 2018 election, it's relatively new for the monarch to play such a prominent role in politics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2020
Malaysia’s embattled premier retains support of key ally
Malaysia’s biggest ruling party said it would continue to support the government, providing a reprieve for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin amid calls for him to step down after a failed bid for emergency rule.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 14, 2020
Key Malaysia party threatens to leave ruling bloc, pressuring prime minister
The largest party in Malaysia’s ruling coalition threatened to pull out unless it gets better terms, adding pressure on Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to shore up his unstable government or call a snap election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 24, 2020
Malaysia poised for more turmoil as Anwar Ibrahim makes bid for power
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin denounced the move on Wednesday and challenged Anwar to prove his assertion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 23, 2020
Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim claims majority to form new government
The road ahead remains uncertain as he has not received a nod from Malaysia's king, who could instead choose to call for elections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2020
Conviction of Malaysia's Najib Razak bolsters current leader's hopes of staying on
The court decision could bolster Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's political capital at a time when his administration controls a razor-thin majority in parliament.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 9, 2020
Malaysian machinations: How Mahathir Mohamad lost the plot
In May 2018, Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad was in the grand ballroom of a Sheraton hotel near Kuala Lumpur, jubilantly announcing his return as prime minister after defeating an alliance that had run the country for 60 years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 8, 2020
Malaysian palace denies 'royal coup' in appointing new prime minister, Muhyiddin Yassin
Malaysia's palace on Sunday denied allegations of a "royal coup" in appointing the country's prime minister after veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad resigned, saying the king used his discretionary powers prescribed in the constitution.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 2, 2020
Fresh out of power, 94-year-old Mahathir plots comeback in Malaysia
Mahathir Mohamad may be at least temporarily out of power, but the 94-year-old leader isn't going down without a fight.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 1, 2020
Overlooked no more: 'Malay first' Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin takes the reins in Malaysia
Long overshadowed by colorful contemporaries, the man who emerged from a week of turmoil as Malaysia's new prime minister on Sunday is a publicity-shy picture of conservatism.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.

Podcast

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Longform

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