Lunar New Year 2024 explained in five emblematic dishes | Arts and Culture News
It’s the year of the dragon, and celebrations are about to begin. Starting on Saturday, hundreds of millions of people around the globe will mark…
Malaysia’s top court rules some Islamic laws in Kelantan unconstitutional | Courts News
Majority ruling could have major legal implications in multiethnic country that operates a dual judicial system. Malaysia’s top court has ruled that 16 Islamic laws…
Malaysia says it recovered $5m of stolen 1MDB assets over last 13 months | Corruption News
The Southeast Asian nation is trying to recover billions of dollars investigators say were stolen from the state fund. Malaysia has announced the recovery of…
Thailand, Muslim separatists agree on new plan to end violence | News
Talks resume after one year in Malaysia to bring end to conflict that has killed more than 7,000 people since 2004. Thailand’s government and Muslim…
In legal no-man’s land, refugees in Malaysia struggle to eat, pay rent | Refugees News
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – It is late afternoon in Kuala Lumpur and in the harsh heat, Zabi* concludes his third visit to the doctor in…
Israel’s war on Gaza: Are boycotts hurting US brands? | Business and Economy News
McDonald’s has missed sales targets partly due to boycotts against its products in some parts of the world over its perceived support for Israel,…
Malaysians outraged by reduced jail sentence for corrupt former prime minister Najib Razak as departing king grants leniency
In short: Many Malaysians are outraged that the 12-year sentence of disgraced former PM Najib Razak has been cut in half by Malaysia's outgoing king…
Malaysia reduces sentence of former PM Najib Razak | News
Malaysia has reduced the sentence of disgraced former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was convicted and sentenced to 12 years in jail for corruption in…
Dozens of Rohingya refugees flee Malaysian immigration detention centre | Rohingya News
Police blame riot after 115 Rohingya and 16 other people from Myanmar escaped the facility on Thursday night. Malaysia is searching for dozens of Rohingya…
Thursday 1 February Federal Territory Day in Malaysia
Malaysia took its modern form in 1963 when the former British colony of Singapore and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, joined the…
Malaysian Hindus show religious devotion at Thaipusam | Religion News
Hindus in Malaysia have marked the festival of Thaipusam, one of the most important in their religious calendar, displaying their devotion in a mass procession…
Malaysia charges two with ‘wounding religious feelings’ in now-banned film | Censorship News
Mentega Terbang, about a teenager exploring religion in the face of her mother’s terminal illness, was banned in September after criticism from conservative Muslim groups.…
Asia’s business heirs look beyond profits, hoping to escape parents’ shadow | Business and Economy News
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – From Malaysia to Singapore and the Philippines, second- and third-generation family businesses in Asia are charting a different path from their…
Best of 2023: Editor’s picks from the Asia Pacific | Politics News
From the deepening conflict in Myanmar as a result of the 2021 coup to North Korea’s record years of weapons testing and confrontations in the…
Malaysia anticorruption body probes ex-finance minister for abuse of power | Corruption News
Daim Zainuddin, an ally of former PM Mahathir Mohamad, has described the investigation as a ‘political witch-hunt’. Malaysia’s anticorruption agency has said it was investigating…