An International Women’s Day march, a film about a Muslim character exploring other religions’ views on the afterlife, and an interfaith program have all recently become targets of religious conservatives’ outrage in Muslim-majority Malaysia.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday he was determined to call for a vote of confidence to prove his government’s legitimacy when the new parliament convenes for its first session on Dec. 19.
It took more than two decades and a few stints in prison but Malaysia’s perpetual prime-minister-in-waiting, Anwar Ibrahim, finally occupies his country’s highest political office after the king appointed him on Thursday to head the new government.
Malaysians joke that Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of main opposition bloc, is always the bridesmaid and never the bride. That’s because he has spent decades waiting to become Malaysia’s prime minister
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday announced the launching of a public-private partnership where financial institutions can share information with law enforcers to combat money laundering and terrorism financing