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In this photo released by the Thailand's Government Spokesman Office, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, left, meets Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, right, at the Government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Thailand's Government Spokesman Office via AP)

Myanmar’s military leader is in Thailand for talks on earthquake relief

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the leader of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, have visited the Thai capital for diplomatic talks widely assumed to focus on efforts to restore peace in war-torn Myanmar.
 
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President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd as he departs after welcoming the 2025 College Football National Champions, the Ohio State University football team, during an event on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump joins tariff talks with Japan as US seeks deals amid trade wars

 
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shake hand after witnessing Exchange of Agreement session between the two countries at the official residence of the prime minister in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday April 16, 2025. (Fazry Ismail/Pool Photo via AP)

Xi says China will stand with Southeast Asian countries in face of economic shocks

 
This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia's Department of Information on April 15, 2025 shows Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, left, shaking hands with China's President Xi Jinping upon his arrival at the Bunga Raya VIP complex of Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia. (Farhan Abdullah, Malaysia's Information Department via AP)

Xi makes a case for free trade, presenting China as a source of ‘stability and certainty’

 

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Xi Jinping says China will stand with Malaysia in withstanding global economic woes

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China will stand with Malaysia in the face of “shocks to global order and “economic globalization”, while on an official visit to Kuala Lumpur.
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Malaysian outgoing Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, also Defense Minister, waves during a farewell ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, April 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin, File)

Former Malaysian leader Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who extended political freedoms, dies at 85

 
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, left, talks with Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati during an event called Economic Gathering with the President of the Republic of Indonesia, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

As China and the US spar, countries brainstorm over how to cope with the trade war

 
A massive fire burns after a gas pipeline burst on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Putra Heights in Puchong, Malaysia. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

A fireball from a burst gas pipeline in Malaysia injures 145 people

 
Construction workers walk outside a data center building under construction in Johor Bahru town at Johor state, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysia is betting on data centers to boost its economy. But experts warn they come at a price.

 
Protesters throw eggs during a demonstration in front of the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, following a fatal shooting of an Indonesian migrant worker in neighboring waters. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Protesters pelt Malaysian embassy with eggs over Indonesian migrant worker shooting

 
Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks during a plenary session in the Congress Hall during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

Davos 2025: Trade, tariffs, AI and UN chief Guterres dominate World Economic Forum agenda

 
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, right, and Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attend a joint press conference after their meeting at Bogor Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia and Japan promise deeper defense and economic ties as regional tensions spike

 
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, right, and Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shake hands during a joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Mohd Rasfan/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan’s Ishiba visiting Malaysia and Indonesia to strengthen defense and economic ties

 
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, right, speaks during a press conference with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the prime minister's office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool)

Malaysia and Singapore agree to launch a special economic zone in a rare move to attract investors

 
A man removes a chair and a fan from his flooded house in Tumpat, Malaysia, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Floods wreak havoc in Malaysia, southern Thailand with over 30 killed, tens of thousands displaced

 
Residents walk on a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in downtown Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Loo Kok Chong)

3 dead and over 90,000 displaced as Malaysia prepares for its worst floods in a decade

 

Malaysia to revamp gasoline subsidies and raise taxes in a bid to narrow deficit

 
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim gestures while speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Kristina Kormilitsyna, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Malaysia says it won’t bow to China’s demands to halt oil exploration in the South China Sea

 
The 17th King of Malaysia, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, left, and Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah walk near the throne during his coronation at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, July 20, 2024. (Hasnoor Hussain/Pool Photo via AP)

Malaysia honors a new king in coronation marked by pomp and cannon fire

 
In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speak during a business luncheon with China's Premier Li Qiang at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)

Malaysian leader Anwar says China a ‘true friend’ and not to be feared as Premier Li ends visit

 
In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, China's Premier Li Qiang, left, shakes hands with Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim before their meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)

Fresh Malaysian durians will make their way to China as trade deals signed during Premier Li’s visit

 
A car owner pumps at a petrol station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, June 10, 2024. Diesel price in Malaysia jumped by more than 50% on Monday as part of a revamp of decades-old fuel subsidies to tighten government spending and save billions of ringgits annually. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Diesel prices jump 56% as Malaysia revamps decades-old fuel subsidies

 
In this photo provided by Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, center, talks with Ruth Porat, second left, Alphabet Inc.'s president and chief financial officer, in New York, NY., on Sept. 2023. Google pledged Thursday, May 30, 2024, to commit $2 billion in Malaysia, including building its first data center and Google Cloud region in its biggest planned investment in the Southeast Asian country.(Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry via AP)

Google to invest $2 billion in Malaysian data center and cloud hub

 
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim leaves after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)

Malaysia PM says his country keeps good ties with US but not China phobia, wants to engage both

 
In this photo provided by Malaysia Prime Minister Office, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, right, shakes hands with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at the prime minister's office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (Albarra Azfar/Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia via AP)

Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia

 
CORRECTS THE SOURCE - In this photo released by Fire & Rescue Department of Malaysia, fire and rescue department inspect the crash site of two helicopter in Lumur, Perak state, Monday, April 23, 2024. Malaysia's navy says two military helicopters collided and crashed during a training session, killing all 10 people on board. (Fire & Rescue Department of Malaysia via AP)

2 Malaysian military helicopters collide and crash while training, killing all 10 crew

 
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers the 2024 Gareth Evans Oration at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Jamie Kidston/The Australian National University via AP)

Malaysian prime minister urges US and China cooperation in Asia-Pacific

 
The Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim inspects a guard of honor during a ceremonial welcome at Government House ahead of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, March 4, 2024. An increasingly assertive China and a humanitarian crisis in Myanmar are likely to be high on the agenda when Southeast Asian leaders meet in Australia for a rare summit March 4-6. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)

Malaysia’s prime minister resists US pressure and says Malaysians don’t have a problem with China

 
FILE - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak waves as he leaves Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov. 11, 2019. Malaysia's Pardons Board said Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, it has reduced ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence by half and sharply cut the fine imposed after his corruption conviction.(AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

Malaysia halves prison term for ex-Prime Minister who oversaw multibillion-dollar 1MDB thefts

 
Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, left, receives documents from Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the oath taking ceremony as the 17th King of Malaysia at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Sultan Ibrahim, the powerful billionaire ruler of southern Johor state, was sworn-in Wednesday as Malaysia’s new king. (Mohd Rasfan/Pool Photo via AP)

Malaysia’s new king is an outspoken billionaire in a role with growing political influence

 
Former Malaysian Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin on wheelchair speaks to media at the courthouse in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Daim was charged Monday for failing to declare his assets more than two decades after he left office, in a prosecution he slammed as politically driven. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysia charges ex-minister for not declaring assets, as graft probe targets Mahathir’s allies

 
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, right, speaks during a news conference at his office in Putrajaya, Malaysia Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Mahathir Mohamad said a graft probe into his son's wealth was politically motivated to undermine the opposition. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

As his son faces a graft probe, a Malaysian ex-PM says the government wants to prosecute its rivals

 
FILE - In this photo provided by the Prime Minister Office, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks at a news conference on his first day at the prime minister's office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Nov. 25, 2022. The director and producer of a banned Malaysian film that explores the afterlife were charged Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, with offending the religious feelings of others in a rare criminal prosecution of filmmakers, slammed by critics as an attack on freedom of expression. Human Rights Watch has accused Anwar’s government of prosecuting the two filmmakers to win political support from Malays. (Prime Minister office via AP, File)

Two Malaysian filmmakers are charged with offending the religious feelings of others in banned film

 
FILE - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim attends the East Asia Summit at the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 7, 2023. Marking his first anniversary of coming to power, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar admitted he was still struggling to win over ethnic Malay votes and acknowledged frustration over the slow pace of reforms. But he defended his unity government, saying it is now politically stable and able to fully focus on bolstering the economy and improving the people's welfare. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Malaysian leader appoints technocrat as second finance minister in Cabinet shuffle

 
In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, Malaysia's Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers his 2024 budget speech at the Parliament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)

Malaysia will cut subsidies and tax luxury goods as it unveils a 2024 budget narrowing the deficit

 
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