Tag: Malaysia
Malaysia says it will end death penalty for all crimes
KUALA LUMPU: Malaysia's new government said it will abolish the death penalty for all crimes and halt all pending executions, a rare move against...
Defying China, Malaysia releases Uighur detainees
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has freed from detention 11 ethnic Uighur Muslims who fled to the southeast Asian nation after a Thai jailbreak last year,...
Malaysia arrests 8 suspected militants, 7 of them foreigners
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police say eight suspected militants, including seven foreigners, have been arrested for allegedly spreading religious extremism that could threaten national security...
UN rights expert urges Malaysia to end child marriage
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should ban child marriage immediately, a United Nations human rights expert said on Monday, stepping into a controversy that has raged...
Malaysia ex-PM Najib Razak arrested over $628 million corruption scandal, to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's toppled leader Najib Razak was arrested Wednesday and will be charged over allegations that $628 million linked to state investment fund...
Asian Games: Pakistan qualify for hockey semis
A 13th ranked Pakistan team recorded their fourth win in a row in the men’s hockey competition of the Asian Games on Sunday as...
Imran’s idol Mahathir sends his blessings
--Malaysian PM says people of Pakistan supported Imran's vision
ISLAMABAD: Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Monday congratulated newly-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan...
Mahathir says China will sympathise with Malaysia’s problems
BEIJING: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday he believed China would sympathise with his country’s “internal fiscal problems” as he seeks to...
Malaysia’s Najib pleads not guilty to money laundering as charges pile...
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty to money laundering charges slapped on him on Wednesday, as the country’s...
Malaysia’s former PM Najib to be charged with money laundering
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysia’s embattled former prime minister Najib Razak will be charged on Wednesday under a money-laundering act, the anti-graft agency said, in...
Pompeo takes Indo-Pacific vision to Mahathir’s Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a four-day visit to Asia to promote a US vision of transparent, private sector-led investment...
Malaysia to release report on missing flight MH370 on July 30
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will release on July 30 a long-awaited report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the transport minister said on...
Switzerland investigates six for suspected bribery of foreign officials over Malaysian...
KUALA LUMPUR: Switzerland is investigating six people on suspicion of bribing foreign officials and other offences, as part of a money laundering investigation into...
Malaysia’s Mahathir to visit China after putting $20b of projects on...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian and Chinese officials are in talks for Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to visit Beijing soon, two sources with knowledge of the...
Malaysia expands Cabinet, appoints youngest-ever minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad added to his cabinet Monday, with the appointments of another 13 lawmakers, including a 25-year-old touted as...
Malaysia considers amending human trafficking law after US report
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's new government said on Saturday it is considering amending laws on human trafficking and migrant smuggling just days after the US...
Malaysia seeks to lay multiple charges against ex-PM Najib: Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR: Embezzlement and bribery with government money are among the charges that Malaysia is looking to bring against former prime minister Najib Razak...
