Singapore agrees high-speed rail link delay
Singapore could have rejected the Malaysian request to delay the high-speed rail (HSR) project to Kuala Lumpur and demanded compensation, according to the city-state’s...
Customs raid saves baby orangutans
Two young orangutans, baby crocodiles and rare birds were reportedly among around 450 animals rescued from a boat travelling from Malaysia to Thailand as...
Najib faces more 1MDB charges
Malaysian police have arrested ex-prime minister Najib Razak, who is now facing at least 21 charges related to more than US$620 million in public...
Sabah, Sarawak promised bright future
Sabah and Sarawak will prosper under the Pakatan Harapan federal and state governments, promised Malaysian finance minister Lim Guan Eng as the prime minister...
1MDB case: Ex-PM Najib Razak’s lawyer arrested in Malaysia
The investigation into the Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) went took a fresh turn on 13 September with the arrest at the...
Malaysia condemns team’s performance
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says he is not satisfied with the performance of his ministers, some of whom were delaying decisions until they...
Malaysia lesbian caning sparks outrage
A Malaysian MP has called for laws that criminalise homosexuality to be axed after the caning of two women convicted by a sharia court...
Reuters pair jailed for 7 years
Two Reuters correspondents have been jailed in Myanmar after being found guilty of breaching the colonial-era Official Secrets Act while reporting on the murder...
Mahathir reviving economy: minister
Economic relations between Malaysia and Singapore are still “good”, according to Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Darell Leiking.
He said issues over the 1962...
Mahathir escapes China’s debt trap
After years of welcoming Chinese investment, the new government in Malaysia is applying the brakes, concerned a plethora of expensive projects are causing the...
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Indonesia plans fishing zone in disputed South China Sea
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US hopes North Korea will follow Vietnam’s economic path
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