Superyacht linked to Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal goes up for auction
A $250m luxury yacht linked to a multi-billion dollar scandal at Malaysia‘s state fund 1MDB has gone up for auction, a government lawyer said on Monday,...
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Malaysian state to cane a third woman for infringing Islamic law
A religious court in a Malaysian state ruled by an Islamist party has ordered the jailing and caning of a woman who pleaded guilty to...
Malaysia ‘cannot accept same-sex marriage’
Malaysia cannot accept same-sex marriage or lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday, amid growing instances of persecution of...
Two Malaysians caned in public for ‘attempting lesbian sex’
Two Malaysian women convicted of attempting lesbian sex in a car were caned in court watched by dozens of people on Monday, media and a state...
Malaysia to continue Kim Jong Nam murder trial (Update)
Two women charged with murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un must answer for their role in a well-planned conspiracy, a Malaysian...
Women ‘must have been trained to kill N. Korean’ in Malaysia
Two women accused of murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korea‘s leader must have been trained to carry out “an assassination” using deadly VX nerve agent,...
Russia ‘responsible’ for downing MH17
The Dutch cabinet on Friday said it would hold the Russian state responsible for “its role” in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 in...
Voting ends in tough election for Malaysia’s ruling coalition
Polling stations closed in Malaysia on Wednesday at the end of a cliffhanger election that pitted Prime Minister Najib Razak’s long-ruling coalition against a resurgent opposition led...
Malaysian central bank says foiled attempted cyber-heist
Malaysia’s central bank said on Thursday it had foiled a cyber attack in which fraudulent messages to transfer funds were sent on the SWIFT transactions...
Kim Jong Nam met US national before he was killed, police say
Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean’s leader, met a United States national at a Malaysian island hotel days before his sensational killing last...
Malaysia signs $50m deal with US firm to find missing MH370
Malaysia signed a deal on Wednesday to pay a US seabed exploration firm up to $50m if it finds the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft MH370 in a...
Thousands of Muslims in Asia protest against Trump’s Jerusalem plan
Thousands of protesters in Muslim-majority Indonesia and Malaysia joined rallies on Friday to condemn Washington’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, as authorities tightened...
Chaotic scenes as suspects wheeled around airport where N.Korean leader’s brother killed
Handcuffed, wearing bulletproof vests and under heavily armed guard, the two women accused of murdering the half-brother of North Korea’s leader were pushed around a...
Women plead not guilty to killing N. Korea leader’s half-brother
Two women accused of assassinating the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a banned nerve agent pleaded not guilty at the start...
Malaysia identifies school fire victims amid outrage (Update)
Malaysia has identified all 23 people who died in a horrific fire at an Islamic boarding school, an official said on Friday, as calls mounted...
Blaze kills 23 at Islamic school in Malaysian capital
A blaze at an Islamic boarding school in the Malaysian capital killed at least 23 people on Thursday, most of them teenage boys who cried...
N.Korea bars Malaysians from leaving as murder row boils
North Korea barred Malaysians from leaving the country on Tuesday, sparking tit-for-tat action by Malaysia, as police investigating the murder of Kim Jong Nam in...
North Korean murder suspect says Malaysia in conspiracy to damage Pyongyang’s honour
Ri Jong Chol, a suspect in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, said in Beijing that he was a victim of...
Malaysia prepares to deport N. Korean linked to murder; condemns attack
Malaysia released on Friday a North Korean suspect in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader and prepared to deport him, while...
Malaysia tightens border checks to stop N. Korean murder suspects fleeing
Malaysia has stepped up security checks at all border crossings to stop North Koreans linked to the murder of the estranged half-brother to North Korean...