(Bangkok) – The Malaysian coalition that took power in March 2020 halted the Pakatan Harapan government’s faltering human rights reform movement, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2021. The first nine months of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s government featured an aggressive crackdown on freedom of speech and peaceful assembly, attacks on the media, and discrimination against migrants and refugees. There was also a wholesale retreat from genuine police accountability for abuses. “Malaysia has undergone an incredible reversal of...

The king declares an emergency that critics say will allow the government to dodge political challenges.

Sitting in Mercedes' motor home in the sweltering Sepang paddock a couple of hours after the denouement to yesterday's last ever Malaysian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was clearly struggling to process his emotions from what had been a topsy turvy weekend.

Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari was left with three wheels attached following a bizarre incident that occurred after the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen sealed victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton finished second to extend his lead in the championship standings.