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Malaysians vote in tightly contested election
AFP, Published on 19/11/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysians headed to the polls on Saturday with jailed ex-leader Najib Razak's graft-tainted party seeking to cement its grip on power in a race analysts say is too close to call.
Chinese chess checks in with hushed SEA Games debut
AFP, Published on 19/05/2022
» YEN TU (VIETNAM) - When Sim Yip How first came across xiangqi as a little boy he looked on mesmerised as grandmasters puzzled over the ancient Chinese game.
North Korea cuts ties with Malaysia over US extradition
AFP, Published on 19/03/2021
» SEOUL: North Korea severed diplomatic ties with Malaysia on Friday, abruptly shutting down a once-close relationship that took a major downturn following the shock assassination of Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother in Kuala Lumpur airport four years ago.
Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools over forest fires haze
AFP, Published on 19/09/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Thousands of schools were shuttered across Malaysia and Indonesia Thursday, affecting at least 1.7 million pupils, officials said, as toxic haze from rampant forest fires sent air quality plummeting.
Indonesian haze closes schools, threatens Singapore F1
AFP, Published on 18/09/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed thousands of schools across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia Wednesday, while air quality worsened in Singapore just days before the city's Formula One motor race.
Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears
AFP, Published on 12/09/2019
» PEKANBARU (INDONESIA) - The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming.
Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears
AFP, Published on 12/09/2019
» PEKANBARU (INDONESIA) - The number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming.
Mahathir stuns Malaysia with upset election victory
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92, won a shock election victory Thursday, in a political earthquake that toppled the country's scandal-plagued premier and ousted a regime that has ruled for over six decades.