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Malaysia customs seizes 159kg in smuggled ivory
Malaysian authorities said on Wednesday they had confiscated 159kg (350lb) of ivory smuggled by air passengers, the latest seizures in a country used as...
We’re watching you: Malaysia’s Twitter police target critics of PM Najib
Digitally savvy Malaysian police have been taking to social media to issue warnings to critics of scandal-hit Prime Minister Najib Razak in an unusual...
Money laundering and bribery claims as $4bn stolen from Malaysian fund
About $4bn (£2.8bn) appears to have been stolen from a fund owned by the Malaysian state.
Five more Indonesian bodies wash ashore in Malaysia after boat tragedy
Five more bodies believed to be those of illegal Indonesian migrants were found in Malaysia on Wednesday following a boat tragedy, raising the death toll...
Malaysian PM cleared of wrongdoing in $700 million scandal
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak’s has been cleared of any wrongdoing after $700m was found in his private bank accounts.
Malaysian PM’s mystery $700m traced to Saudi royal family
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak’s has been cleared of any wrongdoing after $700m was found in his private bank accounts.
Smog-shrouded Malaysia shuts schools for two days amid health fears
Malaysia on Monday shut most schools nationwide for two days to protect children from a thick, noxious haze caused by smoke from burning forests in neighboring...
Malaysia arrests three suspects in connection with Bangkok shrine blast
Malaysia has arrested three suspects in connection with the bomb blast in central Bangkok last month that killed 20 people, police chief Khalid Abu Bakar...
Streets remain awash with yellow as Malaysia protests enter second day
Thousands of people demanding the resignation of scandal-hit Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak returned to the streets for a second day of protests...
Malaysia protesters camp overnight against PM Najib
A group of protesters are camping overnight in central Kuala Lumpur to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has weathered public outrage...
MH17: Malaysian flight investigators find possible Russian missile
Investigators probing the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine said that they have identified pieces that “possibly”...
Malaysia Airlines jet forced to make emergency landing after fire warning
A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane has been forced to make an emergency landing in Melbourne after a warning of a fire on board, according to Australian...
Rescue operations continue as Malaysian quake toll hits 13 dead, 6 missing
A strong earthquake that jolted Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia has left 13 people dead and another six missing on Southeast Asia’s highest peak, an official...
Malaysian quake toll hits 13 dead, 6 missing
A strong earthquake that jolted Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia has left 13 people dead and another six missing on Southeast Asia’s highest peak, an official...
Malaysian officials rescue quake-stranded climbers, retrieve nine bodies
Malaysian rescuers brought the last of 137 hikers down to safety Saturday after an earthquake stranded them atop Mount Kinabalu, an official said, but...
Malaysian rescuers bring quake-stranded climbers to safety
Malaysian rescuers brought the last of 137 hikers down to safety Saturday after an earthquake stranded them atop Mount Kinabalu, an official said, but...
Quake kills 2 climbers, injures 11 others on Malaysian peak
A magnitude-5.9 earthquake struck near Malaysia’s highest mountain on Friday, killing two climbers, injuring 11 others, and stranding more than a...
Malaysia Airlines ‘technically bankrupt’ as 6,000 jobs to go
The new boss of Malaysia Airlines has claimed the carrier is “technically bankrupt”, following two plane accidents in 12 months. Christoph...
Malaysia finds 139 mass graves in ‘cruel’ trafficking camps
Malaysian authorities have found 139 graves, and signs of torture, in more than two dozen squalid human trafficking camps suspected to have been used by...
Malaysia finds 139 graves in extensive migrant ‘detention’ camps
Malaysian authorities have found 139 graves, and signs of torture, in more than two dozen squalid human trafficking camps suspected to have been used by...
Malaysia orders rescue of migrants as Myanmar hosts envoy talks
Malaysia ordered search and rescue missions Thursday for thousands of boatpeople stranded at sea, as Myanmar hosted talks with US and Southeast Asian envoys...
Malaysia orders sea rescue as some Rohingya flee boats, return to camps
scores of Rohingya Muslims are paying off people smugglers and returning to the squalid camps they used to live in after being held for months on overcrowded...
Lewis Hamilton roars back to dominate practice for Malaysia Grand Prix
World champion Lewis Hamilton was unbeatable even in a misfiring car as he topped practice at the Malaysia Grand Prix despite mechanical problems on Friday. The...
Tourism thrives in Malaysia despite association with MH tragedies
Two airplane catastrophes put Malaysia on the map in a bad way in 2014. But they didn’t hurt the country’s tourism, and the higher visibility...
Malaysian floods: More than 160,000 forced to flee their homes
More than 160,000 people have been forced to flee Malaysia’s worst flooding in decades, local media has reported.
PM under fire as 100,000 flee worst Malaysia floods in decades
Malaysia’s worst flooding in decades forced more than 100,000 people to flee as premier Najib Razak came under fire after photos showed him golfing...
'Offensive' promotion tweet deleted by Malaysia Airlines after social media uproar
Stricken Malaysia Airlines apologised on Saturday for a year-end promotion tweet that draw anger on twitter after it inadvertently drew parallels with...
Malaysia among worst countries in world for transgenders
Malaysia is among the worst countries in the world to be a transgender person, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday.
Malaysia Airlines axes 6,000 staff after being hit by two flight disasters this year
The impact on Malaysia Airlines from the disappearance of MH370 and shooting down of MH17 has forced it to cut 6,000 jobs.
Cabin pressure failure forces Malaysia Airlines jet to turn back
A Malaysia Airlines flight has been forced to return to Kuala Lumpur after failing to maintain cabin pressure inside the aircraft.
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