Malaysia faces new crisis as poll delivers hung Parliament

Malaysia faces new crisis as poll delivers hung Parliament

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim shows his inked finger after voting at a polling station in Seberang Perai, Penang state, Malaysia on November 19, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Malaysia tumbled into fresh political turmoil Sunday after a tightly contested general election delivered a hung Parliament with no clear winner and a surprising surge of … Read more

Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak convicted of 7 graft charges over 1MDB investment fund

Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak convicted of 7 graft charges over 1MDB investment fund

A Malaysian court pronounced former Prime Minister Najib Razak guilty on Tuesday in his first corruption trial over the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB investment fund. The ruling came five months after a new government took power with Najib’s Malay party the biggest bloc in the alliance. His party’s shocking election ouster in 2018 was … Read more