KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Malaysia's new prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, will be contending in parliament with a strengthened Islamist party that espouses a stricter interpretation of sharia ...

Anwar Ibrahim came to power promising reform and multiracial governance—but two years on, critics say he is consolidating ...

T he Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) meets this weekend to discuss ways to broaden its appeal to non-Muslims, as the opposition bloc finds it increasingly difficult to challenge the ...

Malaysia’s Islamic party, which holds the most seats in parliament, said it will not work with the ruling coalition in a blow to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim after months of speculation of a tie-up.

The conservative Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, or PAS, has governed the state since 1990. Lawyer Nik Elin Nik Abdul Rashid, who brought the challenge to the state laws with her daughter ...

Adding to the unexpected twist, the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) – one that historically wielded less influence among Muslims and ethnic Malays – achieved their best ever result and came in ...

Anwar’s multi-coalition unity government and the opposition Perikatan Nasional (PN) bloc, that includes the conservative Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, retained control of three states each ...

This, together with corruption in UMNO, has benefited Muhyiddin’s bloc. Its ally, the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, or PAS, emerged the key winner. It more than doubled its haul to 43 seats ...

Barisan Nasional, a key component in Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan pact, won the seat in the east coast state of Kelantan, securing 9,091 votes against the Malaysian Islamic Party’s (PAS ...

The Resorts World Genting, home to Malaysia’s only casino, could soon be under threat from an Islamic political party. The government of Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country, granted a casino ...

The powerhouse in the alliance is the Malaysian Islamic Party, known by its Jawi-based acronym, PAS. For Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, it was the urban and mix-race seats won by his left-leaning ...