"malaysia" is a correct and usable word in written English.
You can use it when you are referring to the Southeast Asian nation by the same name. For example, "I recently visited Malaysia and had a wonderful experience."
The independent South Australian senator Nick Xenophon said Australia should lead a coalition of Commonwealth countries in imposing sanctions on Malaysia.
Anwar, a former deputy prime minister, was triumphant, confidently predicting that defections would mean his coalition, Pakatan Rakyat, would be in government by September 16 (the date when independent Malaya enlarged to become Malaysia in 1963).
As for rising tension between Malaysia's different communities, it would be a cruel irony for Malaysia if the politician who seems the most capable of calming these tensions is sidelined.
Anwar, whose campaign for the seat vacated by his wife has been overshadowed by allegations of sodomy, which is illegal in Malaysia, won a majority of 15,671 over his government opponent.
Then came new charges, when Saiful Bukhari Azlan accused Anwar of sodomising him, a charge that carries a prison sentence of 20 years in Malaysia, even between consenting adults.
Malaysia, a developing international hub for education, is now a net importer of international students.
This last scandal reached boiling point recently when the editor of the Malaysia Today website filed a court document implicating deputy PM Najib Tun Razak's wife in the murder.
In the late 1990s, Anwar looked set to take over from Mahathir Mohamad, who guided Malaysia over 22 years to economic success.
Raja Petra Kamarudin, fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, wrote on Malaysia Today, a website the Malaysian government is trying unsuccessfully to block: "Anwar has to balance the aims of the parties in his coalition, and we will see compromises being made.
