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
Malaysia’s long-awaited electric train service linking KL and JB makes its debut in preview run
Sabah faces political uncertainty after death of divisive leader Bung Moktar
KLIA aerotrain undergoes nightly checks to fix persistent system faults, but will it be enough?
‘Just give them Gardenia’: Why a PAS politician’s remark on bread sparked backlash in Sabah
‘Why didn’t I buy more?’: Soaring gold prices draw crowds of buyers, sellers to KL jewellers
Malaysian Indian Congress votes to leave BN, signals tie-up with rival coalition
Sabah state election set to see a fierce fight with record number of candidates
Is this a halal restaurant? Malaysia takes steps to tackle unofficial labels
Romans learnt shipbuilding from Malays? Malaysian academia’s integrity in question after claim
Two teachers, one classroom: Malaysia’s plan to roll out ‘co-teaching’ sparks concern
