Shannon Teoh

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Asian Insider: Malaysia Edition helps you connect the dots on the biggest stories playing out in Malaysia every week.  to get the newsletter in your inbox. Kuala Lumpur’s celebratory mood in anticipation of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit  from Tuesday was dampened by the passing of Malaysia’s fifth prime minister, Tun Abdullah Badawi, the previous night. The former premier, who led the country from 2003 to 2009, was widely regarded as a gentleman politician who led with humility.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Shannon Teoh

KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has died on April 14, aged 85, having suffered for years with dementia. His son-in-law and former health minister, Khairy Jamaluddin, shared the news in an Instagram story, saying that Tun Abdullah passed away at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur at 7.10pm. Mr Abdullah had taken ill in April 2024 with a collapsed lung, but recovered after being warded at IJN’s critical care unit.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Shannon Teoh

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in March 2023. PHOTO: PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE OF MALAYSIAWhether by design or coincidence, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first visit to Malaysia in a dozen years couldn’t have been better timed.

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As the first customers of the day stream into a supermarket in Singapore, the seafood section bustles with activity. A spread of freshly caught fish and shellfish glistens on crushed ice – plump pomfret, gleaming squid and glossy red prawns, delivered just hours earlier from across the Causeway. The faint scent of the sea mingles with the cool air as shoppers examine the day’s catch and make their picks, which are then cleaned, trimmed and portioned as requested.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Shannon Teoh

Published Apr 09, 2025, 12:33 PM Asian Insider: Malaysia Edition helps you connect the dots on the biggest stories playing out in Malaysia every week.  to get the newsletter in your inbox. US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the rest of the world, announced a week ago, has overshadowed practically everything else. Malaysia has said it will not retaliate with counter tariffs.