Abu Sayyaf of the Philippines has releases a video of Canadian hostage John Ridsdell being beheaded by their militants. The harrowing 52-second video shows four militants and Ridsdell in jungle surroundings.

The Malaysian government again plans to review a decision on foreign workers' intake after suspending recruitment from all

The Malaysian government will announce a decision on the intake of foreign workers soon, says Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Suffering a severe shortage of manpower, many Malaysian industries have been appealing to the government to review the

Malaysia’s Civil Defence Force captures a python, believed to be the largest snake ever to be captured alive, from a construction site in Penang, a busy tourist destination.

Malaysian authorities say 15 people suspected of planning attacks on the country have been arrested.

The decision to halt recruitment of new foreign workers will not affect validity of MoU to take 1.5m Bangladeshi workers. Deal is valid for 5 years, says Malaysia minister.

Businesses and industries, already reeling from a financially challenging environment, say they are being hit hard by the freeze on new foreign workers.

Blaine Gibson, 58, has spent most of the past year searching for clues to the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

The Malaysia government is yet to inform Bangladesh formally about its decision to halt the recruitment of new foreign workers into the country.

Following a series of controversies, Malaysian deputy prime minister yesterday said the initial plan to bring in 1.5 million Bangladeshi

The Malaysia government has decided to halt the recruitment of new foreign workers into the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

News of reprehensible activities of cross border human traffickers has begun to resurface.

Malaysia's transport minister says there is a "high possibility" that debris found in Mozambique came from a Boeing 777, the same model as missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Wildlife monitoring network Traffic finds hundreds of protected animals for sale on Facebook groups in Malaysia, including sun bears, gibbons, and binturongs, also known as bearcats.

Hundreds of children, men and women from as many as 10 countries join in a solemn pledge at Zuiderpark in The Hague, Netherlands saying they will do what they all can to save their mother tongues, cultures and unity in diversity.

Undocumented Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia are passing days fearing they would be arrested as the immigration police there are cracking down on illegal foreign workers.

Malaysian immigration department has nabbed 971 ‘illegal expatriates’, including six Bangladeshis, in an overnight nationwide crackdown.

Malaysia’s decision to halt recruitment of all foreign workers will not affect a deal with Bangladesh under which 15 lakh Bangladeshi workers will be sent, says the South East Asian country’s human resources minister.

The Malaysian government has been asked to review its decision to suspend the intake of foreign workers as it will erode the country’s competitive edge.