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Malaysian leader silences critics, media to survive scandal

August 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eileen Ng Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s prime minister has a problem: He can’t explain away a $700 million bank account to a skeptical public. His response? A crackdown on critics and the press that has kept him in power but doesn’t address a deep reservoir of dissatisfaction with his leadership. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2015, Bridget Welsh, CIMB, Ibrahim Suffian, James Chin, Malay Muslim, Malaysia, Middle East, National Front, National Taiwan University, Nazir Razak, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister Najib Razak, UMNO, United Malays National Organization, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, Zeti Akhtar Aziz, social media

Malaysian leader faces risk of criminal charges over fund

July 11, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eileen Ng Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is facing the risk of criminal charges over allegations that hundreds of millions of dollars were funneled from an indebted state fund to his personal bank accounts, the first time a Malaysian leader has faced criminal allegations. The attorney general […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2015, Associated Press, Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail, Home Minister Zahid Hamidi, Malaysia, Muhyiddin Yassin, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Vol 34 No 29 | July 11 - July 17, Wan Saiful Wan Jan

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