1 week ago Is Malaysia’s Umno set for a comeback amid Anwar’s cabinet chaos?

The sudden exit of two key members of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s cabinet has thrown his government into a tailspin, with analysts warning that the former ruling Umno may have more bargaining clout over ministerial roles or even return to power at the next general election. Umno, which was ousted in the 2018 election under corruption-tainted former prime minister Najib Razak after six decades in power, is a key minority partner in Anwar’s unity government. It had appeared destined...

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2 w. ago Anwar’s cabinet chaos: what double resignations mean for Malaysia

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim went into damage control on Thursday as he digested the departure of two key ministers who quit the cabinet after his party voted to elevate his daughter to the role of deputy and his de facto successor. To control the narrative surrounding the walkouts, Anwar stated that he has not accepted the resignations of Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli and Environment Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, instead allowing them to take time off. Speaking to reporters on...

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2 w. ago Undone by his daughter? Malaysia’s Anwar in a bind amid cabinet chaos

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim went into damage control on Thursday as he digested the departure of two key ministers who quit the cabinet after his party voted to elevate his daughter to the role of deputy and his de facto successor. To control the narrative surrounding the walkouts, Anwar stated that he has not accepted the resignations of Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli and Environment Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, instead allowing them to take time off. Speaking to reporters on...

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2 w. ago Second Malaysian minister quits as fallout from ruling party polls spreads

Malaysia’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad quit his post on Wednesday, the second minister to exit Anwar Ibrahim’s cabinet after a bitter internal election in his ruling party that voted in the prime minister’s daughter as his second-in-command. Nik Nazmi’s exit follows firebrand leader Rafizi Ramli, who announced his exit from cabinet earlier Wednesday as Anwar’s administration risks falling apart from accusations of nepotism over the elevation of his daughter,...

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2 w. ago Second Malaysian minister quits as fallout from ruling party polls continues

Malaysia’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad quit his post on Wednesday, the second minister to exit Anwar Ibrahim’s cabinet after a bitter internal election in his ruling party that voted in the prime minister’s daughter as his second-in-command. Nik Nazmi’s exit follows firebrand leader Rafizi Ramli, who announced his exit from cabinet earlier Wednesday as Anwar’s administration risks falling apart from accusations of nepotism over the elevation of his daughter,...

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2 w. ago Malaysia rocked by resignations of two ministers as Anwar faces sternest test

Two Malaysian ministers quit Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s cabinet on Wednesday, as accusations of nepotism over the political rise of his daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar threaten to destabilise the government and unravel his control over the ruling party. In the gravest challenge yet to Anwar’s two-year-old administration, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli and Natural Resources and Environment Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad announced their resignations within hours of each other. While the two political...

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2 w. ago Malaysia rocked by resignations of 2 ministers as Anwar faces sternest test

Two Malaysian ministers quit Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s cabinet on Wednesday, as accusations of nepotism over the political rise of his daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar threaten to destabilise the government and unravel his control over the ruling party. In the gravest challenge yet to Anwar’s two-year-old administration, Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli and Natural Resources and Environment Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad announced their resignations within hours of each other. While the two political...

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