Anwar Ibrahim

SINGAPORE (Sept 15): Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim has vowed to focus on improving parliamentary processes if elected in the upcoming by-election in Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan. The 71-year-old says that he will “go down and appeal to the voters” withou

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim will contest for a seat in the country’s parliament, his party announced on Wednesday, as a party MP resigned to make way for the senior leader just months after their coalition won a shock May general

(May 18): Malaysia’s ousted former premier Najib Razak was “totally shattered” the night he lost the general election and called his jailed rival Anwar Ibrahim twice for advice on what he should do, Anwar said on Thursday.

(May 16): Jailed Malaysian reformist Anwar Ibrahim was granted a full pardon on Wednesday and walked out of a hospital in Kuala Lumpur just a week after his alliance scored a shock victory in a general election.

(May 16): Supporters began gathering on Thursday at the hospital from where jailed Malaysian reformist leader Anwar Ibrahim is expected to walk free just a week after his alliance scored a shock victory in a general election.

(May 11): Although Pakatan Harapan (PH) has won the general election convincingly, there could well be more political turmoil in the months ahead, say economists.

(May 11): Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Friday that Malaysia’s king is willing to pardon jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim immediately.

(July 18):  Malaysia’s opposition is seeking to rally supporters by promising to get leader Anwar Ibrahim out of jail if it wins the next election, and then install him as prime minister.