Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

3. Najib works his charm at Apec leaders meeting and garners top marks

SINGAPORE: It is barely eight months since Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak rose to the helm of the Malaysian government, but the country's sixth Prime Minister has already stamped his mark on the international stage with his good...

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Free media, open tender and MACC reforms

All that is best about the Malaysian government could be summed up in one word – corruption.But the wide spread of graft has often gridlocked the country's administration and now, earned Malaysia the 56th position in...

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Old trains and expensive flowers

Sometimes, I wonder how many anti-corruption commission officers are required to cope with so many cases within the country. In addition to the pending Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal and the "Lingam video clip" case, the...

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President to return home from Singapore on Monday

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is welcomed by Singapura Prime Minister for an APEC summit di Singapore. (ANTARA/REUTERS/Tim Chong) Singapore (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his entourage were expected...

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Adi, the Malaysian math genius

By Xiong Ping, Li Xueqing KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Unlike his peers, Adi Putra does not go to an elementary school in Malaysia. The 10-year-old Malaysian boy, endowed with an astounding ability to memorize numbers and...

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Too close for comfort

Storm clouds are gathering over Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat for appointing his ambitious son-in-law as CEO of the state subsidiary Perbadanan Menteri Besar Kelantan. KELANTAN Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat has an...

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Premier Sees Slow Changes for Malaysia

By PATRICK BARTA SINGAPORE -- The pace of social and economic reform in Malaysia is likely to slow over the coming months but the country remains committed to opening its heavily regulated economy to more competition in the...

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Explain rulings, ulama told

KUALA LUMPUR: The ulama have been urged to explain the reasons, guidelines or methods used in making decisions or religious rulings to avoid public confusion. Institute of Islamic Understanding (Ikim) chairman Tun Abdullah...

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President Yudhoyono to arrive in Singapore Thursday

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to leave Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at 2 p.m. Malaysian time for Singapore to start his five-day working visit to the island republic from Thursday to Monday.

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Susilo ends two-day visit to Malaysia

SEPANG, Nov 12 (Bernama) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left for Singapore today from the Bunga Raya Complex of the KL International Airport after a two-day visit to Malaysia. The aircraft carrying the...

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