Malaysia
Malaysian election results a blow to the Mahathir government
By John Roberts and Peter Symonds, December 7, 1999
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) have greeted the results of the country's November 29 elections with the usual self-congratulations. The ru...
Impressions of the Malaysian elections: little to do with democracy
By a correspondent, November 29, 1999
Malaysians go to the polls today to elect the national parliament and also parliaments for most of its individual states. The campaign has been remarkably short—a mere eight days, or a little ov...
Mahathir concerned over losses in upcoming Malaysian election
By James Conachy, November 25, 1999
The campaign for the November 29 election in Malaysia was formally launched on Sunday. While it is likely that the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition will be re-elected, there are growing concerns...
Mahathir calls early election in Malaysia
By Peter Symonds, November 11, 1999
Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced yesterday that he would dissolve parliament today and hold a snap election before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins in the second week...
Arrests follow pro-Anwar demonstration in Kuala Lumpur
By John Roberts, October 2, 1999
The Malaysian government of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has reacted to a 10,000-strong political rally in support of jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim by arresting leading oppositi...
A non-election for Singapore's new president
By John Roberts, September 1, 1999
The government of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong is due to install its preferred candidate, S.R. Nathan, as Singapore's second state president today. The process by which Nathan came to be “electe...
Malaysian government instigates a politically motivated 'anti-corruption' drive
By John Roberts, August 20, 1999
Malaysian economic regulatory authorities—the Securities Commission and the central bank, Bank Negara—have initiated an extensive crackdown in the corporate sector in the name of ending co...
Long-running trial of Malaysian human rights activist
By Carol Divjak, July 15, 1999
The ongoing trial of Malaysian human rights activist Irene Fernandez is another crude attempt by the government of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to silence its critics. The “crime” of Fe...
Anwar put on trial again as Malaysian government prepares for elections
By Peter Symonds, June 16, 1999
A second trial of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim began last week in the capital of Kuala Lumpur as the Malaysia government of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad prepares for a party congress ...
Unknown pig virus kills 117 people in Malaysia
By Angela Pagano, April 28, 1999
In southern Malaysia, hundreds of pig farmers have lost their livelihood and livestock due to an unknown virus believed to be transmitted by pigs. Over the last six months, 117 people have died and 23...
Stage set for deepening political crisis
Anwar Ibrahim jailed for six years in Malaysia
By Peter Symonds, April 15, 1999
In a highly political judgement brought down on Wednesday, Malaysian High Court Judge Augustine Paul found former deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim guilty of four charges of corruption and sentenced...
Malaysia's murky politics
Mahathir crows over Sabah election win
By Peter Symonds, March 19, 1999
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has hailed the results of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in last week's election in the state of Sabah as a "clear victory," saying he was "ecstat...
