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Despite graft conviction, Najib Razak’s return to power could be imaginable given the power dynamics in UMNO. As a first step, he is now seeking a pardon from the king.

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Malaysia scraps indoor mask rule as Covid-19 wave eases

Malaysia will allow people to remove their face masks in indoor settings, ending the last of its significant Covid-era restrictions.

Bangkok Post

Malaysian contractor flees ahead of US Navy scandal sentencing

‘Fat Leonard’ cut off GPS monitor and fled California home weeks ahead of sentencing in extensive US Navy bribery case.

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U.S. authorities seek a defense contractor named Fat Leonard who fled house arrest

A Malaysian defense contractor at the center of one of the biggest bribery investigations in U.S. military history made an escape as stunning and brazen as the case itself.

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Fat Leonard's escape as stunning as his Navy bribery case

The escape of the Malaysian defense contractor at the center of one of the Navy's biggest corruption scandals is as stunning and brazen as the case itself

The Independent UK

Asean customs transit system a boon

Over three years ago, Mr Raj, the general manager of City Zone Express (CZE) Malaysia, a regional logistics company with branches in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, and China and a fleet of more than 260 vehicles, was proud of his GPS-equipped fleet. It had innovative security gadgets and an…

Bangkok Post

Chilies and turmeric boost the flavor profiles of this 20-minute shrimp stir-fry

Drawing on the flavors of Malaysia and Indonesia, this stir-fry features earthy turmeric, fresh chilies and curry leaves.

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BOI discusses bilateral cooperation and investment promotion

Ms. Sonklin Ploymee, Deputy Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) together with Mr. Audsitti Sroithong, Director of Thai Enterprise Development Division, welcomed visiting executives from the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), led by Mr. Syed Kamal MuZaffa, Director, Advanced Technology and Research & Development Division, and Mr.…

Bangkok Post

Malaysia urges ASEAN to "buck up" in enforcing Myanmar peace plan

Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah on Monday called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to act more urgently in its efforts to provide humanitarian assistance and spur a peace process in junta-ruled Myanmar.

Reuters

Malaysia urges Asean to ‘buck up’ in enforcing Myanmar peace plan

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah on Monday called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to act more urgently in its efforts to provide humanitarian assistance and spur a peace process in junta-ruled Myanmar.

Bangkok Post

Jailed Malaysia's ex-PM Najib petitions king for pardon

Malaysia's Parliament speaker says jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has sought a pardon from the nation's king

The Independent UK

Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib seeks royal pardon

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has applied for a royal pardon, the speaker of parliament said on Monday, less than two weeks after he was sent to jail for 12 years for corruption.

Reuters

Preventing children from becoming parrots as they learn to read

Too much emphasis on children knowing how to read the words does not make reading meaningful.

360info

Ex-coal worker says DNA test will prove he is long-lost son of Malaysian prince

Keith Williams, 71, believes he is the illegitimate first-born son of the 33rd Sultan of Perak but found the link too late to meet him

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Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir, 97, discharged from hospital after COVID treatment

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was discharged from hospital on Sunday after being admitted for COVID-19, his office said in a statement.

Bangkok Post

Laos-China rail a boon for Thais

VIENTIANE:The Laos-China high-speed railway is expected to fulfil Laos' ambition of becoming a major regional land link offering greater connectivity and better access to trade opportunities.

Bangkok Post

Changing the narrative

A man returns home from work in Malaysia after Covid-19 struck, then gets lost in a bureaucratic labyrinth trying to get government handouts. Another woman finds a job at a factory, but the rules require her to compromise her faith. In Yala, a skater boy sets out in search of…

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Veteran Malaysian journalist Subramaniam Harihar dies at 79

Subramaniam Harihar, a longtime journalist in Malaysia who covered the country’s period of extraordinary economic growth for The Associated Press, has died at age 79

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Goodbye to Birkins; Malaysia's former first lady could join husband Najib in jail

Rosmah Mansor, the former first lady of Malaysia, amassed hundreds of expensive Hermes Birkin handbags and diamond jewellery when her husband Najib Razak was prime minister.

Bangkok Post

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.

Reuters

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).

Al Jazeera

Najib’s wife, Rosmah Mansor, convicted of bribery in Malaysia

A court in Kuala Lumpur finds Rosmah Mansor guilty of seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts.

Al Jazeera

‘Grief and memory’: Challenging Malaysia’s historical narratives

A new performance unpicks the official narrative on the multiethnic Southeast Asian nation’s road to independence.

The Independent UK

Malaysian court to rule on graft case of jailed ex-PM's wife

The wife of jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has arrived in court for a verdict in her corruption trial involving a solar energy project in schools

Reuters

Malaysia's former first lady Rosmah sentenced to 10 years in jail for graft

A Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, to a decade in prison for seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts, just days after her husband was jailed for corruption.

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