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Outrage grows over scandal-tainted Malaysia state boss

24-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP | 6:00 AM

Despite earning a civil servant’s salary for three decades, Taib Mahmud, the powerful chief minister of Malaysia’s Sarawak state, is reputed by critics to be one [...]
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AirAsia net profit falls nearly 40pct in 1st quarter

AirAsia net profit falls nearly 40pct in 1st quarter

24-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP | 6:00 AM

AirAsia, Asia’s largest low-cost carrier by fleet size, said Wednesday that first-quarter net profit fell 39 percent year-on-year due to a foreign exchange loss on [...]
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Malaysia tribal groups protest world hydro meeting

24-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP | 6:00 AM

About 300 Borneo tribespeople staged a protest at a world hydroelectric industry meeting in Malaysia on Wednesday to denounce dams they say are destroying forests and native [...]
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Two ethnic Indians jailed for murder in Malaysia

24-May-2013 Intellasia | Indiatimes | 6:00 AM

Two ethnic Indian men have been jailed by a Malaysian court for the murder of a Nigerian student who they claimed had cheated them. High court judge Noor Azian Shaari [...]
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Malaysia’s inflation rate up 1.7pct in April, highest in 11 months

24-May-2013 Intellasia | The Star | 6:00 AM

Higher prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages pushed Malaysia’s inflation rate up 1.7 percent in April, which was the highest in 11 months. The Statistics [...]
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Axiata said to weigh bid for Axis Telekom Indonesia

24-May-2013 Intellasia | The Star | 6:00 AM

Axiata Group Bhd, Malaysia’s largest mobile-phone operator, is evaluating a bid for PT Axis Telekom Indonesia, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. [...]
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Seventh addition sets pace for MINI

24-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP | 6:00 AM

MINI has officially launched their seventh MINI model for the Malaysian market, The MINI Cooper S Paceman. The sports activity coupe features serious and amusing technology [...]
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Malaysia’s election system drawn to sustain BN’s dominance, don tells forum

24-May-2013 Intellasia | Insider | 6:00 AM

Barisan Nasional’s (BN) rule will continue as long as Malaysia uses the first-past-the-post voting system despite redelineation, academic Amer Saifude told a forum here [...]
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Malaysia Maybank’s Q1 net profit up 11.8 pct, above forecast

24-May-2013 Intellasia | Reuters | 6:00 AM

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), Malaysia’s biggest bank by assets, posted a 11.8 percent rise in first quarter profit, helped by higher net interest income and strong [...]
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Malaysian charged with sedition, 2 more arrested

24-May-2013 Intellasia | Miamiherald | 6:00 AM

Malaysian authorities detained two anti-government figures and charged a student activist with sedition Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections [...]
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Lawyer: Malaysian accused of rape married the girl

24-May-2013 Intellasia | Miamiherald | 6:00 AM

Prosecutors in Malaysia are pursuing rape charges against a 40-year-old man who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl and then married her. Restaurant manager Riduan [...]
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Two-thirds of Pakatan GE13 wins in multi-racial seats, research shows

Two-thirds of Pakatan GE13 wins in multi-racial seats, research shows

24-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP | 6:00 AM

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) won in 59 mixed-race federal seats, almost double its 30 wins in Chinese-majority seats in Malaysia’s Election 2013, according to a new research, [...]
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Malaysia’s election system drawn to sustain BN’s dominance, don tells forum

24-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP | 6:00 AM

Barisan Nasional’s (BN) rule will continue as long as Malaysia uses the first-past-the-post voting system despite redelineation, academic Amer Saifude told a forum here [...]
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Keep PPSMI to upgrade Malaysia’s talent pool, say industry players

24-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP | 6:00 AM

A group of American manufacturers in Malaysia told Putrajaya today to keep the teaching of science and mathematics in English (PPSMI) as a way of strengthening the [...]
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Council lodges police report over USM student safety

23-May-2013 Intellasia | AFP | 6:00 AM

The Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) student representative council lodged a police report today urging PDRM to safeguard student safety. Council treasurer Chuah Wen Xu and [...]
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