The now opposition leader is accused of insulting the previous king during an election campaign rally earlier this month. Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who currently leads the main opposition coalition, has been charged with sedition for allegedly insulting the country’s previous king. Muhyiddin appeared in court in the…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A woman from India disappeared in Malaysia’s capital Friday when pavement collapsed beneath her and she fell into a sinkhole where she may have been swept away by an underground water current, police said. The woman plunged into the 26-foot-deep sinkhole in the Dang Wangi area…
Malaysian prime minister accuses US-based social media platform of ‘cowardice’ and acting on behalf of Israel. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has accused Meta of “cowardice” after the social media company removed his Facebook post on the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Malaysia is a supporter of the Palestinian…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – It’s members of the United States Congress one day, a Hollywood star or wealthy donors another, all carrying the same message to President Joe Biden — that they want the 81-year-old to step aside from the 2024 presidential race. Surveys show that many American voters are…
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia – Looking from behind his counter on a recent Saturday afternoon, computer shop owner Goh Sook Lam surveyed the empty corridors of 3 Damansara shopping mall. Two levels down, shouts rang out from a taekwondo event on the ground floor of the once-popular shopping centre located on…
Authorities say leak traced to abandoned skid tank at aircraft engineering facility. A gas leak at Malaysia’s main international airport has left 39 people ill, authorities have said. Fire services on Thursday responded to a report of a chemical leak at an aircraft engineering facility separate from the passenger terminal…
Jailed former leader claimed the Malaysian king issued a royal order authorising his transfer to house arrest. A court in Malaysia has dismissed a bid by jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest. The decision on Wednesday came in response to a…
Hawaii, United States – In an era of increased tension and growing competition between China and the United States and its allies, the US Pacific Fleet is hosting Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), “the world’s largest international maritime exercise” in Hawaii. Held every other year, RIMPAC this year brings together…
Amin thinks it was about a month before they arrived in Malaysian waters. It was the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Malaysia had locked down and sealed its borders, but the people smugglers were hoping that the virus would quickly die down and border control would relax, Amin…
Malaysian leader criticises ‘Western narrative’ around Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel. Malaysia is planning to join the BRICS grouping of emerging economies, the Southeast Asian country’s leader has said. In an interview with Chinese media outlet Guancha, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his government would soon begin the…
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