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August 4 – Malaysia issues a travel warning urging its citizens to not visit the United Kingdom due to ongoing violent riots. [31] August 20 – Former Prime Minister Najib Razak retracts his appeal to recuse a judge from hearing his ongoing RM2.27 billion 1MDB abuse of power and money laundering trial. [32]
Deforestation in Malaysia is a major environmental issue in the country. British colonial deforestation efforts began in 1880 and were rapidly driven by commercial rubber and palm oil cultivation. Between 1990 and 2010, Malaysia lost an estimated 8.6% of its forest cover , or around 1,920,000 hectares (4,700,000 acres). [ 4 ]
The monarch of Malaysia is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA), commonly referred to as the Supreme King of Malaysia. Malaysia is a constitutional elective monarchy, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is selected for a five-year term from among the nine Sultans of the Malay states. The other four states that do not have monarch kings, are ruled by ...
Malaysia made history earlier this month by ousting the longtime ruling party from power in a surprising electoral outcome that caught most observers off-guard. Democratically deposing Najib Razak ...
Malaysia will hold a general election on Nov. 19, its election commission said on Thursday, in a contest that the country's ruling graft-tainted party hopes will strengthen its hold on power.
The Cabinet of Malaysia was dissolved, per Article 43(5) of the Constitution of Malaysia. [ 74 ] [ 75 ] Pakatan Harapan lost its majority in the parliament after Bersatu and Azmin Ali's-led PKR faction of eleven MPs withdrew from the coalition at 2 pm. [ 76 ] A representative of the palace then announced that the Agong would interview all 221 ...
A political crisis in Malaysia coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. [1] The Pakatan Harapan coalition government collapsed, leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and eventual replacement with Muhyiddin Yassin and a new Perikatan Nasional coalition, which maintained a small majority.
The 14th Parliament of Malaysia was dissolved on 10 October 2022, during a special televised address by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, following an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Abdullah, a day prior, whereby he provided consent for the dissolution. The election had to be held within 60 days or by 9 December.