The Latest Breaking News from Malaysia

US House Speaker Pelosi Begins Asia Tour, No Mention of Taiwan

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi starts a tour of four Asian countries on Sunday, her office said, without mentioning Taiwan amid intense speculation she might visit the self-ruled island claimed by China. "Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a Congressional delegation to the Indo-Pacific region, including visits to Singapore,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 31, 2022

Time to neutralise cobras' venom

After surviving a fraught two years under three different governments, Malaysian lawmakers finally pulled the trigger on a long-awaited move this week. In a bid to ensure improve the nation's political stability, their parliament passed a bipartisan bill to make defections illegal.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30, 2022

Defending champions India out of women's team event in table tennis

The Indian men's table tennis team continued its impressive show by recording its second straight win with a 3-0 thrashing of Northern Ireland

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2022

Malaysia says Indonesia agrees to lift freeze on sending migrant workers

Malaysia's human resources minister on Thursday said Indonesia had agreed to lift a freeze on sending its migrant workers to the country effective August 1, after the neighbours ironed out concerns surrounding workers' rights.

Reuters · Jul 28, 2022

Malaysia may join New Zealand in effort to ban some tobacco sales

Malaysia is considering a ban on smoking and the sale of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to people born after 2007, joining New Zealand lawmakers in a once-unheard of move against one of the most common causes of death worldwide.

Bangkok Post · Jul 27, 2022

How Malaysian police turned missing Adelaide woman Anna Jenkins from a victim into a criminal

Anna Jenkins went missing in Malaysia in 2017, and her remains weren't found for another three years. While her son Greg Jenkins believes she was the victim of a robbery gone wrong, authorities have tried to paint a different story, as the inquest into her death continues.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

Warning of ecological disaster over Malaysia forest plantations

Critics say clearance of vast tracts of natural growth forest has destroyed crucial habitats in biodiversity hotspot.

Al Jazeera · Jul 27, 2022

Malaysia says Myanmar executions make "a mockery" of ASEAN peace plan

Malaysia on Tuesday condemned Myanmar's junta for carrying out the execution of four pro-democracy activists, describing the action as a crime against humanity and appearing to make "a mockery" of a Southeast Asian-led peace plan.

Reuters · Jul 26, 2022

Angry group of crazed otters chase frightened runner in park before biting her

Concerned onlookers watched in horror as the female jogger was being pursued by a furious group of the creatures in Malaysia's West Coast Park before being taken to hospital

Daily Mirror · Jul 26, 2022

Panel moots separate corridor for submarine cable system in Chennai

The Myanmar/Malaysia-India-Singapore Transit cable will land at M.R.C. Nagar in Chennai

The Hindu · Jul 25, 2022