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Hazlin Hassan

Malaysia Correspondent

Hazlin graduated from King’s College London and has worked as a broadcast journalist in a TV newsroom and as a foreign correspondent for Agence France-Presse. She also served at the United Nations in corporate communications before joining The Straits Times in 2007, but took a break from covering Malaysian news between 2012 and 2018. She returned to ST just in time for the historic 2018 Malaysian general election and the successive political crises.

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Inside the transport chaos that marred F1’s return to Sepang

Fans leave the venue after the qualifying session of the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Sepang on Oct 3.
Fans leave the venue after the qualifying session of the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Sepang on Oct 3.

KL is about to get very busy this weekend with F1. Here’s a guide to navigate it

Fans of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc are seen ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia, on Oct 1.
Fans of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc are seen ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia, on Oct 1.

Anwar-ordered UiTM Holdings review widens scrutiny of Malaysia’s bumiputera institutions

Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim’s call for a review of UiTM Holdings comes as his government faces growing political competition for support among Malaysia’s Malay electorate.
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim’s call for a review of UiTM Holdings comes as his government faces growing political competition for support among Malaysia’s Malay electorate.

Crowdfunding $15m fine: Najib’s party wants supporters to chip in, but trolls give 1 sen as an insult

Najib Razak’s residence in Kuala Lumpur, where preparations for his house arrest is said to be underway.
Najib Razak’s residence in Kuala Lumpur, where preparations for his house arrest is said to be underway.

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib granted conditional house arrest

Najib Razak’s remaining jail term has been commuted to house arrest on the condition that he pays a RM50 million (S$15.5 million) fine.
Najib Razak’s remaining jail term has been commuted to house arrest on the condition that he pays a RM50 million (S$15.5 million) fine.

Inside the governance breakdown that rocked Malaysia’s Muslim pilgrimage fund Tabung Haji

Malaysian former minister Jamil Khir Baharom (middle) claimed trial to a case involving pilgrim fund Tabung Haji.
Malaysian former minister Jamil Khir Baharom (middle) claimed trial to a case involving pilgrim fund Tabung Haji.

‘Dissolve Parliament now’: UMNO chief Zahid dares PM Anwar to kick party out in fiery assembly finale

UMNO president Zahid Hamidi’s (front row, centre) fiery remarks came at the end of one of the party’s most combative general assemblies in recent years.
UMNO president Zahid Hamidi’s (front row, centre) fiery remarks came at the end of one of the party’s most combative general assemblies in recent years.

Malaysia’s PAS wants unity, but on whose terms?

Malaysia’s opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) leaders gather on stage with UMNO secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (in red), at PAS’ annual party congress, or muktamar, in Pengkalan Chepa, near Kota Bharu, Kelantan, on Sept 4, 2026, as the rival Malay-based parties seek to strengthen their cooperation. Note: PAS president Hadi Awang is standing front, centre, in long black vest.
Malaysia’s opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) leaders gather on stage with UMNO secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (in red), at PAS’ annual party congress, or muktamar, in Pengkalan Chepa, near Kota Bharu, Kelantan, on Sept 4, 2026, as the rival Malay-based parties seek to strengthen their cooperation. Note: PAS president Hadi Awang is standing front, centre, in long black vest.

Political courtship deepens between PAS and UMNO as both pressure Anwar for earlier polls

PAS president Hadi Awang said the Islamist party is ready if a general election is called earlier.
PAS president Hadi Awang said the Islamist party is ready if a general election is called earlier.

Graft dragnet tightens as Malaysia’s former PM Ismail Sabri charged after hospitalisation delay

Ismail Sabri Yaakob was charged under Malaysia’s anti-corruption laws on Aug 27.
Ismail Sabri Yaakob was charged under Malaysia’s anti-corruption laws on Aug 27.

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