Malaysia
Bodies wash up as boat carrying Rohingya fleeing Myanmar capsizes
World
August 31, 2017
Bodies wash up as boat carrying Rohingya fleeing Myanmar capsizes
Bangladeshi border guards on Thursday recovered the bodies of 20 Rohingya women and children whose boat capsized as they fled…
Abducted priest seen alive as Islamists hold out in Philippines
World
June 26, 2017
Abducted priest seen alive as Islamists hold out in Philippines
A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen alive,…
DiCaprio returns Brando Oscar as part of Malaysian laundering probe
Art news
June 16, 2017
DiCaprio returns Brando Oscar as part of Malaysian laundering probe
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has turned over an Oscar won by Marlon Brando to U.S. investigators probing alleged money laundering by…
Malaysian health officials to amend gay ‘prevention’ contest: activists
Society
June 9, 2017
Malaysian health officials to amend gay ‘prevention’ contest: activists
Malaysian officials who launched a controversial video contest offering $1,000 cash prizes to explain how to “prevent” homosexuality have agreed…
Philippines says Islamist fighters on back foot in besieged city
World
June 8, 2017
Philippines says Islamist fighters on back foot in besieged city
The Islamist militants holed up in the southern Philippines town of Marawi have been reduced to a “small resistance” after…
Malaysia’s top Islamic State operative killed in Syria: police
World
May 9, 2017
Malaysia’s top Islamic State operative killed in Syria: police
Malaysia's most-wanted member of the Islamic State militant group has been killed in Syria, police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said…
Frustrated Malaysian police release North Korean suspect
World
March 3, 2017
Frustrated Malaysian police release North Korean suspect
Frustrated Malaysian police release North Korean suspectMalaysia issued an arrest warrant for a North Korean airline employee Friday over the…
Malaysian court charges 2 women with Kim murder
World
March 1, 2017
Malaysian court charges 2 women with Kim murder
A tightly-guarded Malaysian court Wednesday charged two women with murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, who was killed…
Malaysia rolls out red carpet as Saudi king kicks off Asia tour
Middle East
February 26, 2017
Malaysia rolls out red carpet as Saudi king kicks off Asia tour
Malaysia welcomed Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Sunday for the start of a rare, month-long Asian tour, where the monarch will…
Malaysia arrests North Korean man as row over Kim Jong Nam’s death escalates
World
February 18, 2017
Malaysia arrests North Korean man as row over Kim Jong Nam’s death escalates
Malaysian police said on Saturday they had arrested a North Korean man in connection with the murder of the estranged…