Category: Malaysia
Malaysia held talks with Goldman over 1MDB charges: report
Malaysia held talks with Goldman Sachs about dropping charges against three units of the Wall Street bank that prosecutors brought over the multi billion-dollar 1MDB scandal, [...]
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Malaysia working to clear hundreds of plastic waste shipments at ports: officials
Malaysia is negotiating with countries sending their plastic waste to the Southeast Asian nation to take back the trash and is waiving storage fees to clear hundreds of [...]
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MACC: Only three from 80 rejected compound notices for taking stolen 1MDB funds
Three of the 80 individuals and entities sent compound fines for receiving illegal 1MDB funds have rejected these, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said today. [...]
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Muhyiddin: Home Ministry will act against officers found in cahoots with smugglers
The Home Ministry will not hesitate to take action against law enforcement personnel found to have been facilitating smugglers along the Malaysia-Thai border in Perlis, Tan [...]
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Malaysia needs to be ready for the worst in South China Sea: foreign minister
Malaysia needs to boost its naval capabilities to prepare for possible conflict in the South China Sea, its foreign minister said on Thursday, even as Southeast Asia’s [...]
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Don’t take eyes of Islamic State danger, Kit Siang warns authorities
DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang said Malaysia should focus on the potential return of defeated Islamic State (IS) fighters instead of being distracted with the [...]
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VC’s Malay congress speech defied Malaysian unity, says UM Law Society
The University of Malaya’s (UM) Law Society has chided its vice-chancellor (VC) for his speech during the Malay Dignity Congress earlier this month, amid a [...]
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Malaysia Airlines has bitter pill to swallow on road to recovery, says Qatar Airways CEO
Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) will have to swallow some very bitter medicine in order to recover, said Qatar Airways Group chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker. He said that [...]
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Citing ‘sky traffic’ among other issues, Dr M expresses scepticism over Malaysia’s flying car plan
Prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today expressed scepticism over the commercial use of Malaysia’s much-anticipated flying cars, pointing out several issues which [...]
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Malaysian-born director James Wan makes it to 100 most powerful people in entertainment list
Kuching-born Australian filmmaker James Wan has landed a coveted spot on The Hollywood Reporter’s 100 Most Powerful People in Entertainment 2019 list. The Aquaman [...]
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Shafee: Najib summoned to Bukit Aman tomorrow over Nga Kor Ming posting
Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will present himself to Bukit Aman tomorrow to assist investigations into a statement allegedly insulting the Sultan of Selangor [...]
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MTUC announces Socso coverage for legit foreign workers from January 1
Starting next year, the 2.2 million legal foreign workers in Malaysia will be fully covered under the Social Security Organisation (Socso) Act 1969 for any employment-related [...]
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MAHB says relocating KLIA2 duty-free store to make room for immigration queues
After facing criticism for long immigration queues at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2), Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) today said it was working to find a [...]
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Malaysia orders China map cut from ‘Abominable’ film as furore widens
Malaysia’s film censors have ordered a scene removed from the animated movie “Abominable” which shows China’s “nine-dash line” in the [...]
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‘I’m not racist nor political’: Permaisuri Agong says after backlash for retweeting anti-Chinese post
Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azisah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah said she is “not racist nor political”, after she was criticised for retweeting a derogatory post [...]
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