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By Rodrigo Santos Andrade
Malaysia’s 2025 was marked by a stormy PKR election, school violence, and a scandal rocking its football team.
For our December episode, ST’s Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh and host Zurairi A.R. are joined by Nik Nazmi, a member of Parliament from PKR, and former minister of natural resources and environmental stability.
We look back at the Malaysian stories that shook 2025, from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Cabinet vacancy and the death of Zara Qairina amid rising school violence, to the scandal engulfing Harimau Malaya’s heritage players.
Highlights (click/tap above):
0:00 Intro
6:10 Cabinet vacancy and unity government leadership
12:26 Who leads PKR next? Is it Nurul Izzah’s turn?
17:35 Are authorities failing to protect Malaysian children?
22:41 Band-aid solutions to solve school violence
29:05 Criminal case for footballers’ citizenship spoofing
31:44 Can Harimau Malaya recover its football credentials?
36:25 Rolling back the time zone to UTC+7 for an extra hour of sunrise
Read more:
The curious case of four missing Cabinet ministers in Malaysia https://str.sg/A9fZ
Death of student in Sabah raises hurdle for Malaysian PM Anwar as he faces tough state polls soon https://str.sg/hpptQ
Malaysia fans fear Asian Cup blow as Fifa probe casts doubt on naturalised players https://str.sg/p62X
Malaysia faces renewed calls to rewind the clock, 40 years after shifting to UTC+8 https://str.sg/qnuM
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Host: Zurairi A.R. (zurairi@sph.com.sg)
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