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The party is also facing potential backlash from the public, dissatisfied with the calling of the election amid the monsoon season and uncertain economic conditions.
China’s C919 and ARJ21 narrowbody passenger jets will carry out demonstration flights in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and Vietnam in the next two weeks, their Shanghai-based developer said on Tuesday.
China might further increase its influence in Southeast Asia through visa-free deals with Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) bloc already its largest trading partner.
PHNOM PENH -- Malaysia's prime minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim is facing a sexual assault complaint that could derail a succession already shrouded in doubt by the apparent reluctance of 94 year old leader Dr Mahathir Mohamad to hand over as promised. Mr Anwar gave a statement to police on Thursday, promising "full cooperation" after 26 year old Muhammed Yusoff Rawther, a former researcher in Mr Anwar's office, last week accused the heir-designate of making unwanted sexual advance, allegations that echo previous cases that saw Anwar jailed, including by Mahathir. Mr Anwar...
Meredith L. Weiss is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She is part of a team, funded partly by the ANU’s Centre for Democratic Institutions and including the ANU’s Edward Aspinall and Paul Hutchcroft, researching elections in Southeast Asia.