Malaysian Muslims

The nationwide voter turnout in the elections to the European Parliament on Sunday stood at 42.87 percent of the electors until 19:00 hrs, according to the data recorded on the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) website. A total of 7,832,880 electors cast their ballots, with 4,503,162 in the urban area and 3,329,718 in the rural area.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three new money-laundering charges related to the alleged multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund that led to his stunning electoral defeat three months ago.

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak arrives in court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

Anwar Ibrahim declared a "new dawn for Malaysia" had arrived as he walked free from jail yesterday after receiving a royal pardon, paving the way for his return to national politics.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated newly-appointed Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad over the phone on May 12. 

Malaysia's king has agreed to pardon Anwar Ibrahim, the country's newly installed prime minister said yesterday, paving the way for the jailed opposition leader to return to politics and potentially become premier.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced on April 6 the dissolution of parliament for a general election that will pose one of the sternest-ever tests for his ruling coalition, due to a massive financial scandal and a challenge from former leader Mahathir Mohamad.

Malaysia’s veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad was named as the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate Sunday as a bruising election battle looms against scandal-plagued premier Najib Razak and his long-ruling coalition.

A third Turkish national has been arrested in Malaysia, the man's lawyer said on May 5, after two others were taken into custody this week, with officials saying that the arrestees posed threat to national security.

Turkish academic İsmet Özçelik was arrested on May 4, his lawyer Rosli Dahlan told Agence France-Presse, adding that no official reasons were provided by authorities.

Malaysia's former premier Mahathir Mohamad said on Feb. 29 that he is quitting the ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) party, as it is being seen as "supporting corruption" under Prime Minister Najib Razak's leadership.