Asia Pacific Jul 17, 2023

Typhoon Talim expected to smash into China late Monday

Officials said the typhoon was expected to increase in intensity by the time it makes landfall at night along the southern coast between Guangdong and Hainan.

China urges 'final victory' over COVID as global concern mounts over spread

WHO officials have met Chinese scientists amid questions over the accuracy of China's data on the spread and evolution of its outbreak.

Dyson splits with Malaysia supplier, stoking concern over migrant worker treatment

Revealing what working conditions were truly like was meant to lead to some improvements, but now with Dyson's decision, employees fear losing their livelihoods.

Asia Pacific Oct 20, 2021

'They'll have to pay': Malaysia chip crunch triggers new era in supply deals

The country's chip assembly industry, accounting for more than a tenth of a global trade worth over $20 billion, warns that shortages will last at least two years.

Asia Pacific May 20, 2021

At a Malaysian company's dorm, an audit gave the all-clear. Others alleged slavery.

These contrasting conclusions highlight little-known flaws in global efforts to monitor labor conditions.

Asia Pacific / Politics | FOCUS Mar 9, 2020

Malaysian machinations: How Mahathir Mohamad lost the plot

In May 2018, Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad was in the grand ballroom of a Sheraton hotel near Kuala Lumpur, jubilantly announcing his return as prime minister after defeating an alliance that had run the country for 60 years. Less than two years later, the coalition assembled ...

Asia Pacific Jun 7, 2018

Malaysia's Najib Razak is out of power but his legacy lives on in giant skyscraper

As Malaysia seeks to move beyond the excesses associated with nearly a decade of rule under ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak, one of his pet projects continues to rise irreversibly skyward to become the tallest building in Southeast Asia. Just months from completion, Exchange 106 — ...