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Former Malaysia king halves Najib’s jail term to 6 years: report
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/01/2024
» Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s prison sentence has been shortened to six years from 12 years in a decision by a board led by the former King Abdullah Ahmad Shah, according to a Channel News Asia report.
Malaysia's outgoing king wants govt stability, bigger role for monarchs
Published on 29/01/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah has called for government stability, warning that the country risked losing investors and falling behind its competitors due to prolonged political turmoil.
Malaysia’s Mahathir says son’s graft probe is politically driven
Published on 22/01/2024
» Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the nation’s anti-corruption agency’s probe into his son’s business activities is politically motivated and that he’s unaware of any other reason that would warrant such a move.
Malaysia can’t rule out if millions in donations went to Hamas
Published on 11/12/2023
» Malaysia’s government can’t rule out whether a local charity funnelled millions of dollars to Hamas, according to officials familiar with the matter, as it probes the group for allegedly supporting a conservative Islamist organization in the Southeast Asian nation.
Malaysia commutes death penalties of drug convicts
Published on 14/11/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s top court on Tuesday commuted the death sentences and natural-life prison terms of 11 people convicted of drug trafficking, including two Thai nationals, following capital punishment reforms passed earlier this year, the state news agency Bernama reported.
Why Malaysia recognises Hamas and what it means for US ties
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/11/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia unexpectedly jumped into the fraught politics of the Israel-Hamas war when Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim vowed to maintain ties with Hamas even if his government were to come under outside pressure. Anwar has become one of the most vocal leaders in publicly criticising Israel, calling its military operations in Gaza the "height of barbarism".
Former Malaysian PM Najib in hospital with Covid-19
Reuters, Published on 02/11/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's jailed former prime minister Najib Razak has been admitted to a hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, his spokesperson said on Thursday.
Israel pushes deeper into Gaza
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli troops pushed deeper into Gaza on Tuesday, driving tanks and armoured bulldozers through the rubble of shattered buildings and hunting for Hamas militants who carried out the worst attack in Israel's history.
Ground battles rage in Gaza as concern grows for hospitals
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli ground forces fought deadly battles with Hamas militants inside Gaza on Monday and sent tanks to the outskirts of the biggest city while air strikes kept raining down on the besieged Palestinian territory.
Lebanon's Hezbollah calls for 'day of rage' over Gaza hospital strike
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» BEIRUT - Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement Tuesday called for a "day of rage" to condemn a strike on a Gaza Strip hospital as hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the French and United States embassies in protest.