Tag: Politics of Malaysia

  • Asia360 News: Interview with Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim

    Asia360 News: Interview with Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim

    Anwar Ibrahim’s diverse upbringing shapes his expansive worldview and ambitious political career.

  • May 5: Malaysia’s fate will be decided

    May 5: Malaysia’s fate will be decided

    The world pays little attention to Malaysia. But on May 5, it should. That is the day that Malaysia’s 13 million voters, of whom 20% are casting ballots for the first time, will choose a new parliament and decide their nation’s future. Without question, these will be the most important elections in Malaysia’s history, as…

  • Why Hasan Ali was sacked from PAS

    Much has been said about Datuk Dr. Hasan Ali, the former Selangor state commissioner of the party and (previously) a state Exco in the Pakatan Rakyat state government, in the past few weeks. Some had claimed that the reason for the decision to sack him was because of outside pressure from PAS’ partners, DAP and…

  • Al Jazeera 101 East – Anwar Ibrahim: After the Trial

    Al Jazeera 101 East – Anwar Ibrahim: After the Trial

    Malaysian opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been cleared of sodomy charges, which he says were meant to kill off his political career. Will his coalition be able to mount its strongest political challenge in this year’s general elections?

  • My son and the hope for a Better Malaysia

    My son and the hope for a Better Malaysia

    Perhaps it was by the stroke of fate that I became a father two weeks earlier than expected. My son, Mu’awiyah Rayyan Nieshaem, was born on the 12th of October 2011 at around 5.45pm and from that point of time onward, I shoulder the additional responsibility of the care and well-being of my offspring, which…