Malaysia

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Despots and crooks are using China’s infrastructure project to stay in power—with Beijing's help.

Trump has revived a four-way security dialogue among the United States, India, Australia, and Japan, but if it's going to make China pay attention, it will need some new members.

The fiery Muslim teacher is wanted back home in India, but Malaysia won’t give him up.

Islam helps inspire Southeast Asian journalists to fight for press freedoms.

Hundreds of thousands of Uighur have been detained without trial in China's western region of Xinjiang.

The newly energized democracy is missing the chance to make its diplomatic mark in the region.

The cover-up of the 1MDB affair was taking the country toward autocracy — until the people won the day.

Newsroom predators in foreign bureaus hurt their colleagues — and their stories.

Corruption and incompetence pushed Malaysians to end decades of one-party rule.

Amid a democratic triumph, the new boss is still literally the old boss.

The United States ignores massive abuses at its own peril.

State-owned outlets are prohibited from broadcasting the steamy Latin hit.

Another twist in the saga of the hermit kingdom’s ruling family.

Indonesians and Malaysians are afraid they could be next in the U.S. president’s crosshairs.

Migrants from Myanmar have been forced into hiding in Malaysia, but a new U.N. pilot program promises some of them — and other refugees in the region — a chance at a better life.

But he should probably stick to his day job.

Moscow’s counterspin hits high gear to discredit a Dutch-led inquiry that strongly indicates Russia played a role in downing of Malaysian Airlines flight over Ukraine.

The U.S. pivot to Asia has led to a lot of hand-wringing about the region’s democratic shortcomings. In reality, it’s looking pretty good.

Meet the unlikely alliance trying to take down Malaysia’s embattled prime minister.