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Malaysia arrests CEO of firm linked to child sex abuse scandal
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities on Thursday arrested the chief executive and other senior managers of an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly sexually abused, amid a widening police dragnet in the case.
Malaysia reports new mpox case
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's health ministry reported on Tuesday one new case of the mpox virus infection of the clade 2 variety, a less severe variant of the disease, and said the patient had been isolated and was in a stable condition.
Malaysia's Mahathir, 99, hospitalised
Reuters, Published on 18/07/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalised at the National Heart Institute since Monday, according to his office.
Malaysia defends eviction of sea nomads
Reuters, Published on 08/06/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities defended their decision to evict hundreds of sea nomads from their homes off the coast of Sabah state this week, saying it was aimed at boosting security and combating cross-border crime.
Malaysia evicts 500 ‘sea nomads’
Reuters, Published on 06/06/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - More than 500 people from seafaring communities along the coast of Sabah state have been evicted from their homes this week as part of a Malaysian government crackdown on undocumented migrants, local activists said.
Ten killed when two Malaysian navy helicopters collide
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Ten people were killed on Tuesday when two helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a Royal Malaysian Navy parade, the navy said in a statement.
Israeli pleads not guilty to firearms offences in Malaysia
Reuters, Published on 12/04/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - An Israeli man, who was arrested in Malaysia last month carrying six guns and dozens of bullets, pleaded not guilty in a Kuala Lumpur court on Friday to charges of unauthorised trafficking and possession of firearms, his lawyer said.
Malaysia holds trio accused of aiding Israeli ‘spy’
Reuters, Published on 30/03/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities have arrested three people suspected of supplying firearms to a 36-year-old man carrying an Israeli passport, who was detained this week at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, police said on Saturday.
Najib considering new request for a full pardon
Reuters, Published on 07/02/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Jailed former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak is considering filing a new petition for a full pardon, his lawyer said on Wednesday, less than a week after a special panel agreed to halve his jail sentence.
Over 100 Myanmar migrants flee Malaysian detention centre, 1 dead
Reuters, Published on 02/02/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - An undocumented migrant from Myanmar has died in a road accident while fleeing an immigration detention centre with over a hundred others in Malaysia late Thursday, officials said.