Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

Ahead of Beijing visit, Malaysia PM Mahathir Mohamad seeks to scrap China-backed infrastructure projects signed by Najib Razak

Malaysia's prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday he will seek to cancel multibillion-dollar Chinese-backed infrastructure projects that were signed by his predecessor as his government works to dig itself out of debt.

Malaysia considers amending human trafficking law after US downgrades country in watch list

Report said victim protection efforts by the Malaysia govt remained inadequate, complicity among law enforcement officials hampered anti-trafficking efforts