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Anwar Ibrahim

Anwar Ibrahim

Prime Minister of Malaysia; Chair of ASEAN

Appears in 3 stories

Notable Quotes

The renewed fighting risks unravelling the careful work that has gone into stabilising relations between the two neighbours, Anwar warned after airstrikes began. ([reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-army-says-air-strikes-launched-along-disputed-border-area-with-cambodia-2025-12-08/))

"Corruption is not only endemic, but systemic. It requires a lot of effort." — January 2026

"We stress that the culture of awarding contracts through direct negotiations must end." — September 2025

Stories

Thailand–Cambodia 2025 border crisis: from landmines and Trump-brokered ceasefire to airstrikes

Force in Play

Regional mediator and co‑sponsor of the 2025 ceasefire framework

In 2025, a long-simmering territorial dispute along the 817 km Thailand–Cambodia border reignited after a May 28 clash near Preah Vihear killed a Cambodian soldier. The incident sparked a five-day July war—at least 48 dead, about 300,000 displaced—that ended when Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim brokered a ceasefire.

Updated 5 days ago

Malaysia's military procurement scandal triggers historic freeze

Rule Changes

Ordered procurement freeze and reforms

Malaysia's defence procurement system has produced scandal after scandal—the Scorpene submarines, the littoral combat ships, now a suspected cartel controlling army tenders. On January 17, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim took a step no predecessor had: freezing all military and police procurement involving anyone under investigation, while ordering a comprehensive review of how the government buys weapons and equipment.

Updated Jan 18

Thailand and Cambodia's year of border wars

Force in Play

Leading ASEAN mediation efforts as rotating chair

A Cambodian soldier died in a border firefight on May 28. Within two months, the countries were exchanging artillery fire and airstrikes across a dozen locations. Three ceasefires later—brokered by Malaysia, pressured by Trump, witnessed by ASEAN—over 100 people are dead and a million displaced. The latest truce, signed December 27, holds the same promise as the ones before it.

Updated Dec 28, 2025