Court orders graft trial of Najib's wife Rosmah to proceed, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – A Malaysian court on Thursday ordered Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, to enter a defence in a corruption trial linked to a multi-million dollar project approved while the ex-pr
Serious monkey business at Malaysia school for macaques, Malaysia News,A pig-tailed macaque yanked at a coconut on a piece of string until it fell to the floor, a small victory for the simian student at a Malaysian school that trains monkeys to harvest fruit for farmers. Thousands of monkeys have be
Malaysian police say 5 suspected Abu Sayyaf militants killed in raid, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian police said on Tuesday (May 18) five suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf militant group were killed in a shootout in the state of Sabah on the Malaysian portion of Borneo, state news agency B
Orang utan numbers drop as much as 30 per cent in Malaysian palm oil estate forests, says WWF, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Orang utan populations in forest patches found in oil palm estates in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah fell as much as 30 per cent in 15 years, but the overall population o
Najib expects more 'conducive atmosphere' for 1MDB trial, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – On trial for corruption that includes the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) fraud, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said on Wednesday that the fall of the government that o
80 Malaysian churches unite online to sing 'The Blessing' in 7 languages in viral video, Malaysia News,120 members from 80 Malaysian churches and Christian ministries across the country virtually joined together for a YouTube video last Friday (May 15) to sing a song of blessing for their
Malaysia may send Rohingya detainees back out to sea, sources say, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR/BANGKOK – Malaysia is considering a plan to send nearly 300 Rohingya Muslim refugees detained after arriving on a damaged boat back out to sea once the ship has been fixed, two security sources told Reuters
Malaysia sends back over 300 containers of illicit plastic waste, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia said on Tuesday it had sent 267 containers of illegal plastic waste back to their countries of origin since 2019, and was in the process of returning 81 more. Malaysia became the destination of ch
Mud-slinging, sabotage as Malaysia gears up for polls, Malaysia News,Vicious mud-slinging, allegations of voter fraud and sabotage have marred a hard-fought campaign for Malaysian elections on Wednesday, in which scandal-plagued Prime Minister Najib Razak will take on a heavyweight ex-leader. Najib&
Malaysia approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for booster dose, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has granted conditional approval for the Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech to be used as a booster shot, the health ministry said on Friday (Oct 8). The approval allows the vaccine t
