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Final lap for Malaysian trishaw maker
AFP, Published on 14/04/2023
» GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia: In a rustic Malaysian workshop about a century old and cluttered with racks of tyres, a stoic, white-haired man dressed in a T-shirt and shorts inspects his nearly finished trishaw.
Opening up the magic box
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 09/04/2023
» 'Try this way," says Zainal Abidin, an affable manager at the Prestige in George Town, Malaysia, cocking his head to one side. Mr Zainal is showing me around the hotel, which is named after the 2006 Christopher Nolan film about two rival magicians. I'm supposed to see an illusion in which the corridor entrance transforms into a mirror, but it's not coming.
Malaysia vows to protect sea rights
Published on 08/04/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Saturday it was firmly committed to protecting its sovereign rights and interests in the South China Sea after China expressed concern about Malaysian energy projects in a part of the sea that Beijing also claims.
Malaysia scraps mandatory death penalty, natural-life prison terms
Published on 03/04/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's parliament on Monday passed sweeping legal reforms to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offences punishable by death, and abolish natural-life prison sentences.
China ready to speed up talks with Asean over South China Sea
Published on 02/04/2023
» China is ready to work with Malaysia and other Southeast Asian nations to speed up consultation for a South China Sea code of conduct, Xinhua reported, citing Premier Li Qiang.
Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib loses final bid to review graft conviction
Published on 31/03/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's top court on Friday dismissed a bid by jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to review his corruption conviction over the multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, ending Najib's judicial efforts to challenge the guilty verdict.
Malaysian PM begins China visit
Published on 29/03/2023
» Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is making his first official visit to China, where he will meet with President Xi Jinping as part of efforts to reinvigorate relations in the post-pandemic era.
Malaysia ex-premier Muhyiddin charged with corruption
Published on 10/03/2023
» Malaysia's former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged Friday with accepting bribes and money laundering linked to the alleged misuse of a Covid economic recovery fund.
Malaysian ex-PM arrested on graft charges
Published on 09/03/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was arrested on Thursday after Malaysian anti-graft authorities questioned him for alleged misuse of public funds meant to fight Covid-19.
Malaysian court clears ex-PM of tampering
Published on 03/03/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Friday acquitted jailed former prime minister Najib Razak of audit tampering in one of the many cases he faces over a multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).