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EU’s Southeast Asia push hits funding crunch as China widens lead
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Malaysia’s Najib begins house arrest as Umno pays US$12.3 million fine
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Malaysia’s disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak left prison for house arrest after Umno on Friday paid a 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine required under the terms of his royal pardon. The clemency granted by King Sultan Ibrahim in September allows Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until August 2028, after more than four years behind bars for corruption linked to the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund. His exit from prison may renew scrutiny of Prime Minister...

Vietnam responds to other countries advising their citizens to stock up on emergency supplies
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Anwar: Vote those with direct line to PM, usher change to save M'sia
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Nov 6, 2026

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LIVE | Najib's house gazetted as a prison
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Sarawak heads to polls Dec 12
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Sarawak heads to polls Dec 12

Nominations to be held on Nov 28, and early voting on Dec 8, EC says.

Anwar cites Muslim senator’s victory in US as rejection of racism
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YOURSAY | Character-building need not come at expense of mother tongues
Nov 6, 2026

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Rosmah says family in the dark after another report about Najib paying RM50m fine
Nov 6, 2026

Rosmah says family in the dark after another report about Najib paying RM50m fine

UPDATED 11.18AM | 'I don't know. The family doesn't know.'

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