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AirAsia parent to add three A321 freighters to fleet

Capital A Bhd, the parent of Malaysian budget airline AirAsia, said on Monday its Teleport cargo arm would add three Airbus SE A321 freighters to its fleet starting in the first quarter of 2023.

Bangkok Post

Thai traders join halal boom

Muslim population growth and trust in halal-certified foods are creating new opportunities in the world's halal food market for Thai halal food traders, say exhibitors.

Bangkok Post

After oil: what Malaysia and Iran may look like in a post-fossil-fuel future

As the devastation of climate change makes the need to decarbonise clearer by the day, countries face the question of what to do with their old fossil fuel infrastructure. While some environmental activists have taken to sabotaging the carbon economy on the back of its emissions in the Global North,…

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US offers reward for fugitive Malaysian contractor ‘Fat Leonard’

Leonard Glenn Francis had pleaded guilty in a $35m bribery case involving US Navy officials.

Al Jazeera

24 more Malaysians rescued from Cambodia human traffickers

Malaysia’s foreign minister has brought 24 Malaysians back from Cambodia who were rescued from human traffickers, out of a total of 148 citizens he said have been reported missing in the country

The Independent UK

Malaysia’s Institutional Uncertainty

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.

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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.

Al Jazeera

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.

WEKU

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

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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.

The Independent UK

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

Reuters

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.

360info

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.

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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

Reuters

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…

The Independent UK

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

Reuters

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.

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