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Sultan Abdullah of Pahang was today elected the country’s new king
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-GA241401
ISSN: 2633-304X
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At the king’s behest, Anwar has assembled a unity government. The main partners to his Pakatan Harapan (PH) are three other coalitions: the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274368
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He succeeds Muhyiddin Yassin, leader of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM). Muhyiddin resigned as premier after a handful of UMNO MPs closely aligned with party…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263674
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The initiative is aimed at improving the socio-economic position of ethnic Malay and indigenous people, a sizeable majority in Malaysia. The Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance, led by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286153
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Prospects for South-east Asia in 2017.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216044
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Bangkok and Washington are long-standing close partners, but the coup that installed the junta saw Washington recoil. Simultaneously, Myanmar, the recipient of much US…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212762
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MALAYSIA: Political impasse
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES250965
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East Timor is the only South-east Asian country categorised by the Freedom House organisation as completely ‘free’. Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275071
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Zahid is undergoing two separate trials on corruption charges, which he denies. Proceedings have been delayed several times, most recently because Zahid was in hospital receiving…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263825
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Pichai Chunhavajira, an experienced businessman who has held various important positions previously, was named as the new finance minister, taking over the role from the premier…