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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Wan Azizah Wan Ismail’s childhood ambition was to become a doctor and cure disease. Now that she is Malaysia’s most powerful female politician, she says her mission is to improve women’s rights. [1]

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, fresh from an unprecedented election win that saw the country's opposition take power for the first time since independence, began his second stint in office Monday vowing to resolve the coun... [2]

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles after ceremonies on the signing of a five-year, US$600 million Millennium Challenge Corporation agreement with Indonesia on the sidelines of the 19th ASEAN Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on S... [3]

KUALA LUMPUR -- Mahathir Mohamad took the oath to become Malaysia's seventh prime minister on Thursday in a ceremony at the Istana Negara national palace, returning to power after nearly a decade and a half away. [4]

KUALA LUMPUR/TOKYO — New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday he will remain in office for one or two years and that Anwar Ibrahim, the jailed reformist he had vowed would replace him, will be released on Wednesday. [5]

KYETHI TOWNSHIP, Shan State — Hidden away in almost every village in Shan State is a shrine to a nat, the spirits commonly worshipped in remote areas of the country alongside Burma’s dominant Theravada Buddhist tradition. [6]

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[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-05-29 · 39% match

Malaysia’s New Deputy PM Aims to be a Role Model for Women

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Wan Azizah Wan Ismail’s childhood ambition was to become a doctor and cure disease. Now that she is Malaysia’s most powerful female politician, she says her mission is to improve women’s rights.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-05-21 · 35% match

Mahathir begins second stint as Malaysian prime minister

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, fresh from an unprecedented election win that saw the country's opposition take power for the first time since independence, began his second stint in office Monday vowing to resolve the coun

[3] MM burma.irrawaddy.com · 2011-11-24 · 33% match

Hillary Rodham Clinton

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles after ceremonies on the signing of a five-year, US$600 million Millennium Challenge Corporation agreement with Indonesia on the sidelines of the 19th ASEAN Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on S

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-05-11 · 32% match

Sworn in at 92, Prime Minister Mahathir promises pro-business policies

KUALA LUMPUR -- Mahathir Mohamad took the oath to become Malaysia's seventh prime minister on Thursday in a ceremony at the Istana Negara national palace, returning to power after nearly a decade and a half away.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-05-16 · 31% match

Malaysia’s 92-year-old PM Says He’ll Stay in Office for 1-2 Years

KUALA LUMPUR/TOKYO — New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday he will remain in office for one or two years and that Anwar Ibrahim, the jailed reformist he had vowed would replace him, will be released on Wednesday.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-12-19 · 31% match

In Shan State, Rebel Army Seeks Divine Intervention from Guardian Spirits

KYETHI TOWNSHIP, Shan State — Hidden away in almost every village in Shan State is a shrine to a nat, the spirits commonly worshipped in remote areas of the country alongside Burma’s dominant Theravada Buddhist tradition.

[7] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 33% match

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