A police swoop on 20 child welfare homes in Malaysia where hundreds of children were allegedly sexually abused has exposed weaknesses in child protection in the country and cast a spotlight on the Islamic business group that ran the homes
September 13, 2024
Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad attacked a graft probe into his associates as politically motivated, a week after his eldest son was ordered to hand over information to investigators
January 22, 2024
Fresh Malaysian durians will soon make their way to China as the two countries signed a slew of trade and economic deals during a visit by Premier Li Qiang to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations
June 19, 2024
Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths says it will temporarily shut down most of its operations in Malaysia for upgrades while dealing with a legal battle with the Malaysian government over its operating license
October 20, 2023
Singapore’s new prime minister has vowed to make “tomorrow better than today” as he took his oath of office in a carefully planned political succession designed to ensure stability in the Asian financial hub
May 15, 2024
Over the past decade, Grace Subathirai Nathan graduated from law school, got married, opened a law firm and had two babies
March 07, 2024
A Malaysia Airlines flight vanished without a trace on March 8, 2014, becoming one of aviation’s biggest mysteries
March 06, 2024
Malaysia’s top court has struck down over a dozen Sharia laws in an opposition-run state it said were unconstitutional and invalid
February 09, 2024
The billionaire sultan who rules Malaysia's Johor state has been sworn in as the nation's new king under a unique rotating monarchy system
January 31, 2024
Malaysia charged a former minister on Monday with failing to declare assets
January 29, 2024
A Malaysian minister said organizers of a Coldplay concert are able to stop Wednesday's show if the British rock band misbehaves
November 22, 2023
An Indian maker of solar-powered dryers, a soil carbon marketplace and groups that work to make electric car batteries cleaner, restore Andean forests and deter illegal fishing were awarded the Earthshot Prize at a ceremony in Singapore
November 07, 2023
Britain’s Prince William says seven countries _ Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, Britain and the United States _ have committed at a wildlife summit to deepen their intelligence-sharing and other cooperation to combat money laundering by international gangs engaged in the illegal wildlife trade
November 06, 2023
Japanese Agriculture Minister Ichiro Miyashita says Tokyo hopes to resolve the issue of Chinese ban on its seafood within the World Trade Organization's scope
October 04, 2023
New iPhone 16 unveiled in Russia as retailers skirt Apple's export ban
Canada's 2023 emissions edged lower but progress slow, report says
Bank of England widely expected to hold interest rates despite big US Fed cut
Ukraine faces 6 GW power supply shortfall this winter, IEA says
Poland's third-largest city braces for peaking floods
Jimmy Carter receives Holbrooke award from Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation
The Thai zoo home to baby hippo and internet sensation Moo Deng is patenting the pygmy
A flying bat and a baserunning mistake cost Mariners chance to make up ground in playoff race