MALAYSIA's prime minister is likely to announce on Wednesday that he will step aside for his deputy, but the man picked as the new leader is unlikely to be able stop either the political or economic rot.
Najib Razak, 55, has deep roots in the main (...)
MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is under intense pressure from his own ranks and the opposition trying to seize power through defections, but he may yet pull off a Houdini-like escape.
The threat of ruling party lawmakers switching (...)
MALAYSIA's recent elections promised a new era of democracy and reform, but instead have ushered in an ugly fight for power and money that has turned off investors.
Malaysia's ruling coalition suffered a humiliating setback in the March 8 polls, (...)
MALAYSIA's premier may have thought he had bought some time to remain in power by putting off his party elections until December.
But a growing revolt within his United Malays National Organization following last month's poll disaster has fed (...)
