Malaysian coroner to give inquest verdict in French-Irish teen’s death
A Malaysian coroner will Monday deliver an inquest verdict into the death of a French-Irish teen whose body was found in the jungle after she...
Nigerian man who killed his 4-year-old step-grandson in Malaysia faces death sentence
A 42-year-old Nigerian man who flung his step-grandson to death from a fourth-floor apartment was on Friday, December 18, charged with murder, attempted murder, suicide...
Muslims ‘have the right to kill millions of French people’, Malaysia’s former PM says after knife-wielding Islamist killed three people in a church in Nice
Malaysia's former prime minister on Wednesday, October 29, said that Muslims have the right "to kill millions of French people", shortly after a knife-wielding Islamist killed three...
Malaysia’s PM faces calls to quit after failed bid for emergency rule
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin faced calls to resign on Monday as doubts swirled over the support that he commands, after the king rejected his...
Malaysia’s king to consult with rulers, palace says, amid talk of emergency
Malaysia’s King Al-Sultan Abdullah will consult with other rulers to discuss recommendations presented by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, the palace said on Saturday, after sources...
Malaysia reports 317 new coronavirus cases, highest daily rise
Malaysia reported a record daily increase in novel coronavirus cases for the second day in a row on Saturday, with 317 new infections. Malaysia has...
Old man and the sea: Malaysian’s mission to rid beaches of glass
For the past 15 years, Tengku Mohamad Ali Mansor has made it his mission to collect bottles washed ashore on Malaysia's rugged South China Sea...
Ex-Goldman banker seeks review of 1MDB charges in Malaysia
FILE PHOTO: Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng leaves the federal court in New York, U.S., May 6, 2019. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former...
Malaysia deports Bangladeshi man who criticised treatment of migrants in documentary
Malaysia has deported a Bangladeshi worker who criticised the government’s treatment of migrants in a documentary made by broadcaster Al Jazeera, the country’s director general...
Malaysian court jails teenager for killing 23 people in school fire
FILE PHOTO: Authorities work at religious school Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah after a fire broke out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin/File...
Malaysia arrests ex-finance minister on corruption charges
Malaysia’s former finance minister Lim Guan Eng was arrested on Thursday in connection with corruption allegations over a $1.5 billion undersea tunnel project, state news...
1MDB scandal fugitives hiding in China: Malaysian police
Hundreds of millions of dollars were looted from Malaysia's 1MDB fund Manan VATSYAYANA AFP/File The alleged 1MDB mastermind and other suspects in the scandal are...
Malaysia’s ruling coalition stumbles as key ally quits political pact
The biggest party in Malaysia’s ruling coalition withdrew from a political alliance with the prime minister on Thursday, two days after its former leader and...
China denies harbouring alleged 1MDB mastermind
Billions of dollars were looted from sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad Manan VATSYAYANA AFP/File China denied Thursday it was harbouring a fugitive financier wanted...
Malaysia’s Najib sentenced to over a decade in jail in 1MDB trial
Malaysia’s former leader, Najib Razak, was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 12 years in jail on Tuesday in the first trial over a...
Malaysian ex-PM Najib convicted on all charges in first 1MDB corruption case
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak. AFP/File Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was found guilty on Tuesday on all seven corruption charges in his...
Malaysian court to deliver verdict in Najib’s first 1MDB trial
Najib and his inner circle are accused of plundering sovereign wealth fund 1MDB Mohd RASFAN AFP/File A Malaysian court will hand down its verdict in...
Malaysian ex-PM Najib to learn fate in first 1MDB trial
Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak, seen here in September 2018, is facing four charges of corruption and three of money-laundering in the case Mohd...
Malaysia arrests Bangladeshi worker critical of its treatment of migrants
Malaysian authorities said on Saturday they had arrested a Bangladeshi man who criticised the government’s treatment of migrant workers in a documentary by broadcaster Al...
After backlash, Malaysia makes U-turn on licenses for social media videos
A day after saying social media users would need to obtain a license before posting videos, Malaysia’s government abruptly abandoned the move, which critics said...
Malaysian court to hear bid to set aside caning for Rohingya refugees
A Malaysian court on Wednesday will hear a bid to set aside caning sentences handed down to 27 Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar, lawyers said,...
Malaysia considers making face masks compulsory in public
Malaysia is considering making face masks compulsory in public following the emergence of 13 new coronavirus clusters since the government relaxed broad curbs on movement...
Malaysian court grants temporary freeze on $340 million 1MDB money in UK
A Malaysian court on Thursday granted an interim order to stop Saudi energy firm PetroSaudi International (PSI) from using more than $340 million in funds...
Malaysian court hears contempt case against news portal amid media crackdown
A Malaysian court heard on Monday a contempt case brought by the government against independent news portal Malaysiakini and its editor-in-chief over readers’ comments posted...
Malaysia PM wins parliamentary test of support
Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, seen here in March, is at the head of a coalition backed by a scandal-plagued partyMohd RASFAN AFP Kuala Lumpur...
Malaysia PM unseats speaker with narrow win in crucial test of support
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin cleared a major hurdle in parliament on Monday, with lawmakers narrowly backing his bid to remove the lower house speaker...
Dutch government to file suit against Russia over downing of MH17
The Dutch government on Friday said it would file a suit against Russia at the European Court of Human Rights over the downing of Malaysia...
Russian FM plugs book blaming downed Malaysian Jet on ‘Jewish Illuminati’
A spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry promoted a book featuring an antisemitic conspiracy theory in an official press conference last week. Membongkar Misteri Tragedi...