4 d. ago Fans of Malaysia’s Rafizi face police probes as internal party feud intensifies

A feud within Malaysia’s ruling party has intensified after supporters of former People’s Justice Party (PKR) deputy president Rafizi Ramli alleged they were targeted by the police over social media posts about last month’s party elections. Rafizi, who served as deputy to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim within the party, lost his post in the May 23 internal election to Anwar’s daughter, Nurul Izzah. Her elevation fuelled accusations of growing nepotism in the party, which is helmed by her...

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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 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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3 w. ago Malaysia’s ruling PKR holds vote that could elevate Anwar’s daughter Nurul Izzah

Nepotism claims and internal rifts cloud contest as Nurul Izzah and her rival Rafizi Ramli vie for party’s deputy leader post.

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3 w. ago In Malaysia, PKR’s Rafizi steps up poll campaign as Anwar’s daughter contests No 2 post

The entry of Nurul Izzah Anwar as a candidate for PKR’s deputy president in the party’s May 23 election has triggered nepotism claims.

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3 w. ago Opinion | By eroding US soft power, Trump is ceding the contest to China

Opinion | By eroding US soft power, Trump is ceding the contest to China  South China Morning Post

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