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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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Nationally and in Melaka, firebrand UMNO Youth chief Akmal Saleh puts on two different faces

UMNO Youth chief Akmal Saleh arrives on Nomination Day on Oct 31 to defend his Merlimau seat in Melaka.
UMNO Youth chief Akmal Saleh arrives on Nomination Day on Oct 31 to defend his Merlimau seat in Melaka.

No visitors, no internet: Inside the strict conditions determining Najib Razak’s return home

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak is serving the remainder of his prison sentence at home under strict conditions.
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak is serving the remainder of his prison sentence at home under strict conditions.

Why electric stunning of chickens at a Selangor slaughterhouse triggered halal concerns

A raid on a chicken slaughterhouse in Selangor raised questions over enforcement and consumer confidence in Malaysia’s halal industry.
A raid on a chicken slaughterhouse in Selangor raised questions over enforcement and consumer confidence in Malaysia’s halal industry.

Smell of smoke, sting of insults: Malaysians target Indonesia with boycott of goods over haze

People look at the hazy skyline of Kuala Lumpur during sunrise on Oct 17.
People look at the hazy skyline of Kuala Lumpur during sunrise on Oct 17.

Malaysia’s haze frustration boils over school closures as calls grow to hold polluters to account

Warisan Merdeka Tower (KL118) (centre) and commercial buildings are covered in haze in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 13. Toxic haze has covered parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region.
Warisan Merdeka Tower (KL118) (centre) and commercial buildings are covered in haze in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 13. Toxic haze has covered parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region.

400km overnight run for Kelantan breakfasts in KL

Eager customers choose from a selection of packed Kelantanese breakfasts and kuih at Gerai Makene eatery, the biggest buyer of Kelantanese food in the Klang Valley area.
Eager customers choose from a selection of packed Kelantanese breakfasts and kuih at Gerai Makene eatery, the biggest buyer of Kelantanese food in the Klang Valley area.

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.

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