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Anwar Ibrahim

Anwar Ibrahim

Prime Minister of Malaysia

Appears in 3 stories

Notable Quotes

"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

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/))

Stories

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 froze all military and police procurement for anyone under investigation—a step no predecessor had taken. He also ordered a comprehensive review of the government's weapons and equipment purchases.

Updated May 21

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, and within two months, the countries were exchanging artillery fire and airstrikes across a dozen locations. Three ceasefires—brokered by Malaysia, pressured by Trump, and witnessed by ASEAN—have left over 100 dead and a million displaced, yet the December 27 truce may fail like the others.

Updated May 16

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 May 10