malaysia

Kim body to be sent to N Korea, Malaysians freed

The body of Kim Jong-Nam will be sent to North Korea and nine Malaysians in Pyongyang will be allowed to leave, Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak says.
30 March 2017, 13:48 PM

Hockey: There’s no reason for Malaysia to fail in Dhaka tournament

As the highest-ranked side in the World Hockey League Round Two tournament, Malaysia should win it hands down, right?
4 March 2017, 08:27 AM

Malaysia elated at Subri's win

Malaysian football fans were elated Tuesday to wake up to the news that their countryman had won FIFA's goal of the year award for his extraordinary swerving free-kick.
10 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Football: Malaysia delights in Mohd Faiz's goal of the year award

Malaysian soccer fans heaped praise on Mohd Faiz Subri on Tuesday after the Penang FA player received the Puskas Award for the best goal of 2016 at a FIFA ceremony in Zurich.
10 January 2017, 08:30 AM

Football: Malaysia cancels two matches with Myanmar over Rohingya crackdown

Malaysia's national soccer team has cancelled two friendly under-22 matches with Myanmar, in protest against the Southeast Asian nation's bloody crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Muslims, a team spokesman said on Thursday.
1 December 2016, 06:37 AM

Malaysia decides not to abandon soccer tournament over Myanmar Rohingya crackdown

Malaysia decided on Friday to carry on with a regional soccer tournament co-hosted by Myanmar, days after a Malaysian minister said it was considering pulling out in protest against Myanmar's bloody crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Muslims.
25 November 2016, 07:18 AM

Football: Malaysia calls for proof after match-fixing claim

Malaysian football authorities on Wednesday called on a former FIFA official to provide evidence after he claimed the country had become the hub for match-fixing in Southeast Asia.
9 November 2016, 07:02 AM

Malaysia frees Australia's 'Budgie Nine' after F1 stunt

Nine Australian men who provoked anger in Malaysia by donning skimpy swimwear bearing the Muslim country's national flag at a Formula 1 race are released without charge.
6 October 2016, 09:14 AM

Formula 1: Rosberg quickest in fiery Malaysia practice

World championship leader Nico Rosberg strikes the first blow of the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend with the fastest lap in free practice on Friday, almost half-a-second quicker than Lewis Hamilton.
30 September 2016, 07:25 AM

Bangladeshi expat worker killed at Malaysia construction site

A Bangladeshi expatriate worker dies after being crushed by a compactor at Kahang Dam construction site in Kluang area of Malaysia’s Johor Bahru state.
5 September 2016, 11:45 AM

Search for missing Malaysian MH370 to be suspended: joint panel

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will be suspended if the plane is not found in the current search area, Malaysia, China and Australia say in a joint statement.
22 July 2016, 11:47 AM

ISIS launches first Malay language newspaper in South-east Asia; distribution includes Singapore: Report

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launches its first Malay language newspaper for its supporters in South-east Asia, as the terrorist group seeks to expand its reach in the region.
12 July 2016, 10:58 AM

Minara's escape from Rakhine persecution

Minara paid for their passage with her wedding ring and after many days at sea, they reached Malaysia.
14 June 2016, 17:55 PM

One year a slave

A 15-year-old who boarded a boat in 2014 at Teknaf in Cox's Bazar believing he would earn a fortune in Malaysia, returned home on
10 June 2016, 18:00 PM

New debris found in MH370 search

New pieces of debris have been found in Madagascar by a man searching for parts of missing flight MH370.
10 June 2016, 09:45 AM

Bangladeshi jailed in Malaysia

A Malaysian court yesterday jailed a Bangladeshi for 10 years, finding him guilty of trafficking three fellows through the
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi imprisoned 10yrs for trafficking in Malaysia

A Malaysian court sentences a Bangladeshi national to 10 years, finding him guilty of trafficking three fellows through Andaman Sea of Songkhla province of Thailand between 2014 and 2015.
9 June 2016, 09:49 AM

UNHCR: Release Roghingya refugees from detention

The Rohingya refugees who arrived in Malaysia after being stranded in the Bay of Bengal a year ago must be released from detention, says United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
8 June 2016, 09:19 AM

MH370: BBC reader finds possible debris in Mozambique

Experts following the disappearance of MH370 say it is likely that a new piece of debris found on a Mozambique beach came from the missing plane.
27 May 2016, 04:33 AM

Malaysia lifts ban on 4 sectors to hire foreign workers

The Malaysian government is lifting the freeze on hiring foreign workers for four sectors. “In view of the acute shortage, we have to lift the suspension to allow these sectors to bring in foreign workers,” Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai says.
12 May 2016, 05:40 AM