What Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim wrote about Dr. Yunus

Nobel laureate economist in the interim government of Bangladesh. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim congratulated Muhammad Yunus for being appointed as the chief adviser. On Friday (August 9), the Prime Minister of Malaysia in a post on his X handle. Anwar Ibrahim congratulated Yunus. In a congratulatory message, Anwar Ibrahim wrote, I heartily congratulate Nobel […]

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They killed Haniya, could not kill his ideal: Mahathir

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad Haniyeh mourned the killing in a statement, saying Israel killed the “great man” because they “fear and hate everything about him”. Mahathir, who served as Malaysia’s prime minister for 24 years from 1981 to 2020, described Hania as a “soft-spoken man, but with the heart of a lion”. Mahathir […]

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The message sent by the Prime Minister of Malaysia to Meta for removing Hania’s post

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim posted on social media Facebook to express his condolences over the killing of Ismail Haniya, the head of the political wing of the Palestinian independence group Hamas. That post has been removed by Facebook authorities. Angered by this, Anwar Ibrahim severely criticized the Meta authorities. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim called […]

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Malaysia PM outraged over removal of Facebook post on Haniyeh assassination

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday accused Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab of cowardice after his Facebook post on the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was removed, in his government’s latest run-in with the firm over blocked content. Muslim-majority Malaysia is a supporter of the Palestinian cause and […]

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Why is Malaysia asking social media platforms to get a licence or risk getting banned?

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Thursday (Aug 1) will introduce a new regulatory framework for all social media and internet messaging platforms with at least eight million registered users in the country to comply with. Enforcement under the new class licence will begin from Jan 1 next year, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said […]

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Malaysia seeking social media platforms’ commitment to tackle cybercrimes

Malaysia is seeking the commitment of social media platforms to address cybercrimes, ranging from scams, cyberbullying and harmful content involving minors, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said on Wednesday. “There are platforms that are more willing to cooperate (with the government) and there are those that aren’t,” he told a regular media briefing. Fahmi said Meta […]

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Why 6 former students in Malaysia have been sentenced to death for murder of navy cadet

SINGAPORE: A Malaysian court on Tuesday (Jul 23) sentenced six former students of Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) to death for the murder of 21-year-old navy cadet Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain, seven years ago. The six accused were sentenced to death by hanging after the Court of Appeal overturned their 18-year jail sentence previously imposed by […]

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Mahathir Mohamad calls for cooperation in Rohingya repatriation

The former Prime Minister of Malaysia called on the international community to help the Rohingya refugees. Mahathir Mohamad. He said that Malaysia has sheltered many Rohingya refugees. Rohingya refugees should be resettled in other countries to alleviate their plight. Dr. Mahathir said in a Facebook post that although Myanmar was ruled by the Burmese people, […]

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Malaysia’s anti-party hopping law tested by controversial ruling on sacked MPs

By Joseph Sipalan Alliances in Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government may be tested following a ruling by the parliamentary speaker to allow opposition MPs to retain their seats despite having been sacked by their party, testing the constitution’s anti-party hopping law designed to prevent political instability. The speaker’s decision will likely “come back to […]

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