Malaysia News

Malaysia charges Japan woman over drugs: lawyer

AFP - Wednesday, November 25

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - A Japanese woman will be charged in a Malaysian court on Wednesday with drug trafficking, and faces the death penalty if found guilty, according to her lawyer. More »

  • Malaysia implants Borneo orangutans with trackers

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Veterinarians have been tracking three orangutans they implanted with tiny transmitters as part of efforts to protect the endangered primates once they reintroduce them to the wild, a Malaysian official said Monday.

  • Malaysia on alert for British baby killer: police

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Police are seeking the help of their British counterparts and Interpol to confirm if a convicted Malaysian child killer was deported here secretly, a top police official said Monday.

  • 2nd autopsy for Malaysian opposition aide: lawyer

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - A fresh autopsy was being held Sunday on the body of a Malaysian opposition aide who fell to his death from anti-corruption offices where he was being questioned, his family's lawyer said.

  • Malaysian activist's body exhumed for 2nd autopsy

    AP - Sunday, November 22

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The body of a Malaysian opposition activist who died after being questioned by anti-graft officials was exhumed for a second autopsy Sunday after Thailand's top pathologist suggested the death appeared to be a homicide.

  • Malaysia defends slide in global graft ranking

    AP - Thursday, November 19

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia has stepped up efforts to combat graft to maintain investor confidence as a survey showed the country's corruption ranking worsened this year, Trade Minister Mustapa Mohamad said Wednesday.

  • Malaysian newspaper for Indians gets gov't warning

    AP - Sunday, November 15

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's government has warned a newspaper that its coverage of a fatal police shooting of five ethnic Indian criminal suspects could stir racial tensions and cause the publication to be suspended, the daily's chief executive said.

  • Malaysia bars Catholic paper using tribal language

    AP - Friday, November 13

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The government in Muslim-majority Malaysia has barred a Roman Catholic newspaper from publishing a supplement in a language spoken by indigenous people on Borneo island, an official said Friday.

  • Malaysia, Indonesia mending fences over maid abuse

    AP - Thursday, November 12

    PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Indonesia's leader requested swift justice Thursday for maids allegedly abused while on the job in Malaysia _ charges that have strained normally amicable relations between the neighbors.

  • Indonesian president in Malaysia to mend ties

    AFP - Wednesday, November 11

    KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrives in Malaysia on Wednesday for a visit aimed at smoothing over the latest spats between the neighbours, who have a history of troubled relations.

  • Sedition trial of Malaysia blogger halted

    AP - Wednesday, November 11

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian court on Wednesday temporarily halted the trial of a prominent anti-government blogger accused of sedition because authorities could not track him down.

  • China gets rail project as leader visits Malaysia

    AP - Wednesday, November 11

    PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysia agreed Wednesday to award a multibillion-dollar rail project to a Chinese contractor as part of efforts to bolster business ties with its biggest trading partner amid a visit by China's President Hu Jintao.

  • 2 dead, 5,000 evacuated in Malaysia flash floods

    AP - Monday, November 9

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Heavy rains triggered flash floods that killed two people and forced thousands to evacuate their homes in northern Malaysia, officials said Monday.

  • Malaysian lawmakers put marriages on line in oath

    AP - Monday, November 9

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A party official says lawmakers in Malaysia's opposition Islamic party had to pledge they would divorce their spouses if they left the party and joined the ruling coalition.

  • Malaysia Islamic MPs vow divorce if party change

    AFP - Sunday, November 8

    KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Malaysia's conservative Islamic party has been criticised over a loyalty oath sworn by some of its legislators who have pledged to divorce their wives if they ever switch parties.

  • US slaps sanctions on Malaysian branch of Iran's Bank Mellat

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    WASHINGTON, Nov 5, 2009 (AFP) - The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced sanctions against the Malaysian subsidiary of Iran's Bank Mellat, which Washington says helps finance the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

  • Malaysia prince wins defamation suit against wife

    AP - Thursday, November 5

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian prince won a defamation suit Thursday against his teenage wife who accused him of sexual and physical abuse after she fled back home to Indonesia.

  • Malaysia rescues 59 pythons from dinner table: official

    AFP - Thursday, November 5

    KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Malaysian wildlife authorities rescued 59 pythons from being skinned and sold to restaurants and leather dealers, an official said Thursday.

  • Malaysian charged with killing wife in acid attack

    AP - Thursday, November 5

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Prosecutors charged a Malaysian with killing his wife and blinding his teenage daughter by splashing acid on them while they were sleeping, a lawyer said Thursday.

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