David Chance

Position: Bureau Chief, Malaysia and Brunei

Articles

UPDATE 1-Malaysia's CIMB mulls options on Thai unit November 19, 02:22am EST 

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Malaysia's second-largest bank CIMB <CIMB.KL> is considering options for its Thai unit after the parent's decision to list in Bangkok triggered speculation it would buy out minorities in CIMB Thai Bank <CIMBT.BK>. ...  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Is Malaysia's net clampdown at odds with knowledge economy?

Reform or repression? Malaysia faces choice ban on booze, Internet clampdown. Where does it go from here?  Full Article 

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Sex education again in Malaysia, thanks to the courts

By Niluksi Koswanage Gay Austrian fashionista Bruno will not be making an appearance on Malaysia's screens this summer for fear of corrupting this mostly-Muslim nation's youth. But Malaysia's parents will ...  Full Article | Comments [7] 

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Back to the future in Malaysia with Anwar sodomy trial II

By Barani Krishnan A decade ago, Malaysia's former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim was on trial for sodomy and corruption in a trial that exposed the seamy side of Malaysian justice and the anxieties ...  Full Article | Comments [4]