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Why Malaysia is fighting Singapore over a rock | This Week In Asia ... » Feb 11, 2017 ...Photo: Reuters. Against the backdrop of the high-stakes, multi-nation territorial row in the oil and gas-rich South China Sea, a freshly reopened dispute between Singapore and Malaysia over a rocky outcrop may seem insignificant. But political observers say Kuala Lumpur's latest bid to win control of the... Scmp.com

Malaysian police nab 14 ISIS suspects in 4-day operation, SE Asia ... » May 22, 2016 ...On Thursday last week, the South China Morning Post reported that the March arrests included an aircraft technician who worked for a company servicing aircraft used by Malaysia's corporate and political leaders. The technician was reported to have been a former flight engineer with the Royal Malaysian... Straitstimes.com

Can China really deliver Malaysia's Singapore slayer? | This Week ... » Apr 15, 2017 ...Malaysia's former leader Mahathir Mohamad, who has emerged as current Prime Minister Najib Razak's top critic, told This Week in Asia in a wide-ranging interview on March 21 that the Melaka Gateway project was another sign that the current leadership was ceding sovereignty for the short-term political... Scmp.com

Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu describes 'battle for the future of ... » Feb 20, 2017 ...In the first visit to Singapore by an Israeli head of state in 30 years, Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu Monday called for greater diversity and tolerance. ... Netanyahu said he had held talks with Singapore's government earlier in the day and that the talks would continue later. His speech at the synagogue... Cnbc.com

The Malaysian economy is turning. Will Najib's luck? | This Week In ... » Dec 2, 2017 ...Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will not have to dig too deep to rally rank- and-file members of his ruling party when they convene next week for a final ... Analysts say the solid economic performance by Malaysia and other Southeast Asian economies, such as Singapore, is because of higher exports... Scmp.com

Raising a stink: Singapore, Thailand fret over Malaysia's durian ... » Oct 29, 2017 ...The first whiff of trouble came with the announcement that a three-day, Malaysian government-backed “Durian King Festival” would open in Nanning, China, on Friday. That got Malaysia's ...To read the rest of this article, go here: http://www. scmp.com/week-asia/business/article/2117360/whiff-discontent-. Nst.com.my

How China is using military ties to expand its reach in Southeast Asia » Sep 26, 2017 ...Last week's visit to China by Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong saw the two countries reaffirming their commitment to conduct more joint drills in the latest ...Malaysia. The southeast Asian nation has seen its ties with China deepen in recent years after Kuala Lumpur's cash-strapped government... Businessinsider.com

Good for Alibaba? SCMP Quashes Column on Xi-linked Tycoon ... » Jul 24, 2017 ...The steady erosion of the journalistic independence of the South China Morning Post, once the region's most influential English-language daily, was demonstrated last week when the paper's editors pulled an article linking an investor in Hong Kong's Peninsula Hotel Group to Chinese President Xi... Asiasentinel.com

1MDB vs 38 Oxley Road: why Malaysia envies Singapore | This ... » Jul 8, 2017 ...Though close neighbours geographically and culturally, Singapore and Malaysia are worlds apart when it comes to the public airing of political controversies – just ask their prime ministers. Scmp.com

Is there China's hand in Pedra Branca dispute? | The Independent » Feb 10, 2017 ......Singapore, at the highest levels of its government, did not have the view that it had sovereignty over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh. These were in the court documents seen by This Week in Asia (SCMP). China into Singapore Straits. However, another analyst said the attempt by Malaysia to create... Theindependent.sg