Tag: Malaysia
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir offers shock resignation
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the world's oldest, has submitted a letter of resignation to the country’s king, his office…
4-year-old Chinese girl survives coronavirus
A four-year-old girl from China, admitted at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital in Langkawi, Malaysia after being infected by novel coronavirus…
Reprieve on the way for 119 Nigerians on death row in Malaysia
The 119 Nigerians on death row in Malaysia may be saved from the executioner if the country's legislature passed a…
Malaysia discovers $161m cocaine, meph stored in sacks
Malaysian authorities on Friday said they had seized nearly 3.7 tonnes of ketamine and cocaine worth about USD 161 million…
Malaysia ‘vastly undercounting poverty’ – UN expert
A United Nations human rights expert on Friday accused Malaysia of having “vastly undercounted poverty” by using an “unduly low…
Dhaka: 2 Japanese held with 12 kg of gold in pant pockets
Customs officials at Bangladesh’s main airport in Dhaka said on Thursday they seized gold bars weighing about 12 kg from…
Drama: Trial of former Malaysian PM Najib interrupted by bomb threat
A bomb threat briefly interrupted the trial of former Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, forcing the court, where the hearing…
Malaysian king divorces Russian beauty Rihana
Malaysian king Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Muhammad V, 50, has divorced his wife, former Russian beauty pageant contestant Rihana Oksana…
Malaysia arrests 15 Nigerians, opens 33 fraud probes
Malaysian police have arrested 15 Nigerians in one fell swoop on suspicions of being engaged in the business of swindling…
Hollywood film ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ produced with stolen fund, Riza charged
The Malaysian producer of Hollywood film "The Wolf of Wall Street" and stepson of the country's disgraced ex-leader was Friday…
Malaysia’s last surviving male Sumatran rhino dies
Malaysia’s last surviving male Sumatran rhino died on Monday in the eastern Borneo state of Sabah, local daily The Star…
Malaysia stripped of 2019 world para swimming championships
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday stripped Malaysia of the right to host the 2019 world para swimming championships…
Malaysia’s King abdicates to marry Russian beauty queen
In a historic first, Malaysia’s king, Sultan Muhammad V abdicated Sunday, ending weeks of speculation about his future after he…
Malaysian ex-deputy PM charged with money laundering, graft
Malaysian former Deputy Prime Minister, Ahmad Zahid-Hamidi was charged on Friday with 45 offences including money laundering and graft amid…
1MDB scandal: Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak summoned again
Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak was on Tuesday summoned once again to the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in…