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BWF cancels tournaments in Hong Kong and Macau due to COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR: Two world tour badminton events -- Hong Kong Open Super 500 and Macau Open Super 300 -- have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 restrictions in the two countries, world governing body BWF said on Thursday.

The Times of India

Malaysian ex-PM's wife guilty of corruption

KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor, the wife former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, was found guilty of graft on Thursday, just over a week after her husband began serving a 12-year jail term.

Bangkok Post

Malaysian court sentences former first lady Rosmah to jail for bribery

The Kuala Lumpur High Court on Thursday sentenced Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, to 10 years in prison for each of three bribery charges and fined her 970 million ringgit ($216.45 million).

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Mahathir: Jailed Najib 'highly likely' to get royal pardon

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's veteran politician Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that the disgraced former premier Najib Razak, who he helped bring down, was likely to receive a royal pardon and be released from a 12-year jail sentence for graft that he began this week.

Bangkok Post

Najib loyalists call for royal pardon as Malaysia's ex-PM begins jail term

Supporters of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak petitioned King Al-Sultan Abdullah to pardon the disgraced politician, a day after he was jailed for corruption linked to the multi-billion-dollar scandal at a state investment fund.

Reuters

Malaysia ex-PM Najib moves from luxurious lifestyle to lockup

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's new prison lodgings may be less than an hour's drive from his mansion in Kuala Lumpur's affluent Bukit Tunku neighbourhood, but it is a world away from the luxury he is used to.

Reuters

Malaysia's ex-PM Najib asks chief justice to recuse herself from appeal panel

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak on Tuesday asked the chief justice to recuse herself from a panel presiding over his final appeal to set aside his corruption conviction and 12-year jail sentence over a case linked to the 1MDB financial scandal.

Bangkok Post

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HAL opens office in Kuala Lumpur to explore business operations in Southeast Asia

HAL’s new office in Kuala Lumpur would take up the market promotion of the company’s range of products and services not only in Malaysia but also all of Southeast Asia

The Hindu

Malaysia's chicken export ban 'to end on Aug 31'

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's ban on chicken exports is expected to end on Aug 31, Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Ronald Kiandee told parliament on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

U.S. jet that flew Pelosi to Malaysia departs from Kuala Lumpur

A U.S. air force jet that flew U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Malaysia has left the capital Kuala Lumpur, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24 and Reuters witnesses.

Reuters

Briton Leaves Iraq after Antiquities Conviction Quashed

A retired British geologist jailed in Iraq for antiquities smuggling has been freed and has left the country, his family said Sunday. Jim Fitton, 66, was sentenced in June to 15 years in an Iraqi prison. A Baghdad appeals court overturned the conviction and last week ordered his release. Fitton…

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BOI attends ‘High Level Dialogue on ASEAN Italy Economic Relations’ meeting in Malaysia

Ms. Sonklin Ploymee, Deputy Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), attended the "High Level Dialogue on ASEAN Italy Economic Relations" meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 6 July 2022. At the meeting, Ms. Sonklin present Thailand 4.0, Investment Promotion Policies in targeted BCG and digital industries as…

Bangkok Post

Malaysia PM vows to protect global assets as sultan heirs claim $15bn award

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob promised legal measures on Tuesday to protect the country's assets worldwide, local media reported, as heirs to a 19th century sultan sought to enforce a $15 billion arbitration award via asset seizures.

Bangkok Post

The sultan, his family and a $15bn dispute over oil in Malaysia

The heirs to the last ruler of Sulu have seized state-owned energy assets in a lawsuit that dates back to colonial Britain

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Stay home with Kempinski

Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok recently launched the Unique Escape Package where guests can enjoy a staycation in style and a chance to get away while still in the capital.

The Hindu

Malindo Air to resume services from Kochi

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Indonesia halts sending migrant workers to Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia said on Wednesday it has temporarily stopped sending its citizens to work in Malaysia, including thousands recruited for the plantation sector, citing a breach in a worker recruitment deal signed between the two countries.

The Times of India

HS Prannoy loses in Malaysia Masters semis, India's campaign over

KUALA LUMPUR: Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy's rampaging run at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament hit a roadblock as he slipped to a narrow three-game loss against Hong Kong's NG Ka Long Angus in a mistake-filled men's singles semifinal here on Saturday.

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Malaysia Masters: HS Prannoy seals semifinal spot, PV Sindhu once again fails to crack Tai Tzu Ying code

KUALA LUMPUR: A fighting HS Prannoy edged out Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama to progress to the semifinals but two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu couldn't find a way to get past her nemesis Tai Tzu Ying at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament here on Friday.

The Times of India

Sindhu, Prannoy glide into Malaysia Masters quarterfinals

KUALA LUMPUR: India's two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and compatriot HS Prannoy cruised to the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters with straight-game wins on Thursday.

The Times of India

PV Sindhu glides into Malaysia Masters quarterfinals

KUALA LUMPUR: The two-time Olympic medallist, who is seeded seventh, made short work of the world number 32, Yi Man 21-12 21-10 in just 28 minutes in the women's singles second round clash.

Bangkok Post

Ratchanok and mixed pair sail into last 16 of Masters

Ratchanok Intanon and mixed doubles stars Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai advanced to the last 16 of the US$360,000 Malaysia Masters at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy move into second round; Saina Nehwal knocked out

KUALA LUMPUR: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu had to toil before emerging victorious in the opening round of the Malaysia Masters while compatriot Saina Nehwal made a second consecutive first-round exit on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Malaysia Masters: Sindhu, Praneeth, Kashyap move to second round, Saina bows out

KUALA LUMPUR: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu had to toil hard before emerging victorious in the opening round of the Malaysia Masters while compatriot Saina Nehwal made a second consecutive first-round exit on Wednesday.

The Times of India

CWG-bound women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand exits from Malaysia Masters

KUALA LUMPUR: India's Commonwealth Games-bound women's doubles duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand made a first round exit from the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament, losing to local pair of Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan here on Tuesday.

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