Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak lost a bid to suspend his 15-year sentence over the 1Malaysia Development Bhd. scandal, potentially setting the stage for his return to prison in 2028 even if he is allowed to move to house arrest in the meantime.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hiked the minimum wage, expanded tax relief for the middle class and pledged to ease cost-of-living pressures in his 2027 budget, potentially the last before he calls a general election.

Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hosted Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing for talks Thursday, though his government was careful to underscore it still doesn’t recognize the regime.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said more than 10,000 people have been repatriated to Myanmar this year and he will raise the issue of sending more home when he meets Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing this week.

Malaysia plans to introduce its first dedicated artificial intelligence law in early 2027, as governments worldwide step up efforts to regulate the technology that’s drawing growing scrutiny over its risks and potential misuse.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim lost another lawmaker from his People’s Justice Party after its treasurer Lee Chean Chung resigned from his seat just a week before the tabling of next year’s national budget.

Malaysia began repatriating thousands of Myanmar nationals back to the war-torn country in a phased program that’s being criticized by the United Nations refugee agency and human rights organizations.

Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said his Barisan Nasional party will leave the ruling coalition once parliament is dissolved at the next election, the New Straits Times reported.

Malaysia’s former premier Najib Razak has applied for a stay of his 15-year prison term and fine over last year’s 1MDB-related conviction, a move that would allow him to serve a separate sentence under house arrest following a conditional royal pardon granted last week.

Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak, a central figure in the country’s biggest corruption scandal, has been allowed to serve the remainder of his jail term under house arrest after spending the last four years in prison.

Malaysia’s jailed former premier Najib Razak’s bid for another royal intervention in his corruption conviction linked to the multibillion dollar 1MDB scandal will be considered Friday by the country’s Pardons Board, which is headed by the Malaysian king, according to people familiar with the matter.

Malaysian authorities charged former minister Jamil Khir Baharom for allegedly misappropriating 860 million ringgit ($210 million) from the Muslim pilgrimage fund Tabung Haji, making him the second United Malays National Organisation leader to be charged over the fund in as many weeks.

Malaysia’s United Malays National Organisation has called for immediate national elections, signaling deepening tensions within Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling alliance.

Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar has deferred a ruling on jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s bid for a royal pardon, the government said in a statement on Friday.

Malaysia’s former ruling party United Malays National Organisation is hopeful of a positive outcome from former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s latest bid for a royal pardon, party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.

Malaysia’s jailed former premier Najib Razak is seeking another royal intervention in his corruption conviction linked to the multibillion dollar 1MDB scandal, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that’s drawn opposition from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s coalition.

The US rejected a claim by Malaysia’s opposition Islamist party that Washington once sought to influence the country’s choice of political leadership, calling the allegation false.

Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, which leads the country’s main opposition bloc, said the government should review existing gambling licenses and stop giving new ones, its latest effort to curb social ills.

Relations between Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his ruling alliance partner Zahid Hamidi have deteriorated in recent weeks, according to people familiar with the matter, with the two men barely seen talking to each other.

Malaysia’s biggest Islamist party signaled it’s open to joining forces with the country’s largest Malay party as the next general election comes into view, a potential alliance that could further threaten Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s grip on power.