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Iman Muttaqin Yusof
Reporter, Asia
Iman Muttaqin Yusof is a Kuala Lumpur-based journalist covering Malaysia and Southeast Asia, whose work has previously appeared in international news outlets. His reporting focuses on politics, business, regional affairs, and humanitarian issues.
Iman Muttaqin Yusof is a Kuala Lumpur-based journalist covering Malaysia and Southeast Asia, whose work has previously appeared in international news outlets. His reporting focuses on politics, business, regional affairs, and humanitarian issues.
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Four chiefs have declared that Tuanku Muhriz is no longer the ruler of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia’s only state with an elected Malay ruler.
Indonesia is leading a regional push to ban children from social media platforms. Enforcement is another matter, however.
Gavin Chow’s victory highlights the contrast between Bangkok’s queer visibility and the pressures still facing LGBTQ people in Malaysia.
Anwar spoke with Sneako about issues ranging from Malaysia’s multi-religious society and Israel to the ‘very condescending’ American mindset.
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Malaysia is trying to prevent its heavily subsidised petrol and diesel from being siphoned across land and sea borders as the global energy crisis bites.
Experts question whether Malaysia’s laws are keeping pace with the harm spread by AI, and call for stronger legal protections for artists.
The driver of a Singapore-registered vehicle faces a US$252,600 fine, jail or both if he is found guilty of pumping subsidised RON95 petrol.
A grievance dating back hundreds of years resurfaces as Kedah state lays claim to the country’s richest island.
The Federation of Malaysian Business Associations warns of losses of more than US$120 million but critics say the group is ‘missing the point’.
Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink says the US still has ‘extraordinary’ influence in the region, given its trade and security ties with Asean.
The charge against the daughter of late former finance minister Daim Zainuddin centres on an allegedly incomplete asset declaration.
Infrastructure costs, supply chains and industry readiness could pose problems for wider adoption of biodiesel blends, analysts say.
BookXcess’ ‘Brain Un-Rot Library’ turns 100 books into short TikTok clips similar to the type of videos blamed for wrecking attention span.
Ani Anggraeni spent nearly 15 years in prison for drug trafficking before her death sentence was commuted and she was later pardoned.
Viral videos showed the woman was unable to leave for about an hour after a red Perodua Ativa was left double-parked behind her car.
Many Malaysians celebrate the singer’s engagement to the lawmaker, seeing it as a triumph over past heartbreak and a challenge to societal norms.
The case sparked social media comments about drink-driving and ‘always the same group of people’ when it came to car crashes.
The quota cut for subsidised petrol reflects how the distant war is affecting Malaysia, with the food industry also sounding the alarm.
Ramanan Ramakrishnan has challenged businessman Victor Chin to identify the politician ‘Mr R’ said to be at the centre of the controversy.
Rice fields are drying out in the northern region, while heat-related health cases are rising across the country.
The government blocked a customer from the subsidy scheme to ensure fair access amid rising oil prices and supply fears.
Malaysia’s reliance on Gulf hubs is exposed as long-haul fares soar, but 21 million annual arrivals from Singapore offer a buffer.
Two men have been hauled up in court and a third is being tracked amid a crackdown on inflammatory social media posts.
Civil society groups say an investigation into an alleged plot to topple the government risks shrinking civic space.
Such cases have disrupted services between Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, with offenders thinking of more creative ways to cut cables.
Many Asean firms are tied into the global network in the Gulf, Europe and the US, facing the risk of cyberattacks linked to the war.
The move comes amid concern that rising fuel prices abroad could make it more profitable to smuggle subsidised fuel out of Malaysia.
A former PM, a landmark corruption case – and the prosecution’s opening evidence is a pair of TikTok videos the defence says cannot stand.
The prime minister said that a group of Malaysians were working with foreign media and a ‘prominent Zionist group’ to topple the government.
