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.
Latest articles
Have car, still stuck: Why Klang Valley’s traffic woes keep getting worse
Once housing British rulers, heritage buildings in KL draw crowds as living history lessons
Student protest over campus freedom law adds to Anwar’s pre-election reform challenges
Amid Indian PM Modi’s visit to Malaysia, rally over ‘illegal’ Hindu temples fizzles out after arrests
Malaysia PM Anwar denies ceding over 5,000ha of land to Indonesia amid border compensation claims
From TikTok to trophies: Malaysia’s science influencers, robotics contests nudge students towards STEM
Malaysia confirms final closure of graft case against Deputy PM Zahid ahead of UMNO assembly
Rosmah denies VIP jail claims for Najib as 1MDB legal battles continue with appeals
Many cheer, but some disappointed with guilty verdict for Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib
Najib sentenced to 15 years’ jail in major 1MDB trial, verdict likely to add to tensions in Anwar’s government
