In early May, Malaysia was stunned by the victory, in national elections, of the opposition coalition, led by Mahathir Mohamad and essentially (from jail), longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. A…

How will a new prime minister affect Chinese investment in Malaysia? 

Ashlyn Anderson, Rachel Brown, Lincoln Davidson, Sungtae “Jacky” Park, Ariella Rotenberg, and Gabriel Walker look at the top stories in Asia this week. 1. Xi Jinping visits the United States. The Ch…

Malaysia's voters delivered an inconclusive message in the general election, leading to a hung parliament.

International Investigations Take Over as Domestic Malaysian Justice Fails New evidence shows that transfers from troubled state investment fund 1MDB into Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s pers…