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The items were seized in raids on six premises linked to Najib, including luxury apartments in Kuala Lumpur and his main residence in an upmarket part of the city. (Photo: AFP)

Items worth up to USD 273 mn seized from ex-Malaysian PM in raids

Searches netted 12,000 jewellery pieces, bags with almost USD 30 mn cash across 26 currencies, over 400 watches worth USD 19.3 mn.

27 Jun 2018 2:49 PM

Modi and Mahathir are expected to deliberate on ways to deepen bilateral relationship in a range of areas, including trade and investment. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

PM Modi arrives in Malaysia to meet newly-elected Mahathir Mohammad

From Kuala Lumpur, the Prime Minister will leave for Singapore where he will deliver a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue.

31 May 2018 9:32 AM

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people onboard while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. (Photo: AFP)

MH370 search to end next week, says Malaysian minister

No sign of the plane was found in a 120,000 square km sea search zone and the Australian-led hunt was suspended in January 2017.

23 May 2018 8:41 PM

Anwar, 70, smiled and waved to supporters as he walked out of hospital, dressed in a black suit and tie and his hair neatly swept back. (Photo: File)

Malaysia’s Anwar walks free after royal pardon, meets Mahathir

The question for Malaysia is how Anwar will get along with PM, his ally-turned-foe-turned-ally, and what role he will play in govt.

16 May 2018 1:12 PM

Mahathir led the Southeast Asian nation for 22 years and his unexpected return to the prime minister ship ends the previously unbroken rule of Barisan Nasional (BN), the coalition that had governed Malaysia since independence from Britain in 1957. (Photo: AFP)

Mahathir, 92, to be sworn in as Malaysia PM after historic poll win

Official results showed that Mahathir’s Pakatan Harapan won 113 of parliament’s 222 seats, clinching the simple majority required to rule.

10 May 2018 11:10 AM

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the dissolution of parliament on Friday, paving the way for a general election showdown with his old mentor and the country's most seasoned campaigner, Mahathir Mohamad. (Photo: File)

Election would be dirty: Malaysia's PM dissolves parliament, toughest polls ahead

Najib is under pressure to deliver an emphatic win appease Malaysians unhappy with rising costs and a multi-billion dollar scandal.

06 Apr 2018 8:57 PM

The vessel carrying 56 people was intercepted by Malaysian maritime authorities near the northwestern island of Langkawi (Photo: AFP)

Dozens of Rohingyas reach Malaysian shores as Thailand closes doors

Many Rohingyas ended up in Muslim-majority Malaysia and Indonesia because Thailand stuck to a policy of not accepting the vessels.

03 Apr 2018 6:36 PM

Any person found guilty of creating or disseminating what authorities deem to be fake news can be punished with a maximum 10 yrs in jail or a fine of up to 500,000 ringgit. (Representational Image)

Malaysia proposes 10 years in jail, fine for ‘fake news’ as elections loom

Malaysia is ranked 144th out of 180 countries in Reporters Without Borders' World Press Freedom Index.

26 Mar 2018 2:57 PM

The airline, a Malaysian subsidiary of an Indonesian company, declined to confirm all the details but said in a statement that a "disruptive passenger" was tied up on the flight to Dhaka, and was arrested on arrival. (Representational Image)

Bangladeshi student strips, watches porn, attacks stewardess; held

Shortly after Malindo Air flight departed from Kuala Lumpur, 20-yr-old took his clothes off and started watching pornography on his laptop.

05 Mar 2018 3:06 PM

Similar to other megacities, poorer residents are often worst-hit by air pollution, as they are most likely to live along busy highways or near power plants. (Photo: PTI / Representational)

Delhi has lots to learn from other megacities in tackling smog crisis: experts

Lists of the world's most polluted cities are usually dominated by Indian and Chinese cities.

29 Nov 2017 6:20 PM

rew members looking out the cockpit windows of a RNZAF P3 Orion during search operations for wreckage and debris of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. (Photo: AFP)

Malaysia negotiating with US firm to resume MH370 hunt

No sign of the plane was found in a 120,000 square kilometre zone.

19 Oct 2017 6:52 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. (Photo: AP)

Facing diplomatic pressure, Malaysia bans all citizens from traveling to North Korea

The travel ban could affect an Asian Cup qualifier football match between Malaysia and North Korea scheduled for October 5 in Pyongyang.

28 Sep 2017 12:04 PM

A fire department official in Malaysia said the fire at the school killed people, mostly teenagers. (Photo: AP)

Fire at Islamic school in Malaysia kills 25 people, mostly teenagers

Firefighters rushed to the scene and the blaze was out within an hour but not before it wreaked terrible devastation.

14 Sep 2017 10:56 AM

Ocean Infinity, a seabed exploration firm with a fleet of advanced underwater search vehicles, confirmed last week it had offered to resume the hunt. (Photo: Representational/File)

Families of MH370 victims demand Malaysia accept US firm's hunt offer

No trace of the Malaysia Airlines plane, which disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people on board, was found during a lengthy deep sea hunt,

11 Aug 2017 11:29 AM

North Korea: Suspects to plead innocent over Kim Jong Nam's assassination

The women's lawyers say their clients are expected to plead not guilty at the High Court Friday.

27 Jul 2017 2:45 PM

'Even though men are said to be physically stronger than women', there are cases where wives hurt or abuse their husbands in an extreme manner," said the lawmaker, a member of the United Malays National Organisation. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Denying husbands sex is 'psychological and emotional abuse': Malaysian MP

Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh, Muslim MP said that denying a Muslim man the chance to marry a second wife amounted to abuse.

26 Jul 2017 5:42 PM

Predominantly Muslim Malaysia sends some 27,000 pilgrims to perform the hajj every year. (Photo: AP)

Malaysian children prepare for future Hajj pilgrimage

The children also threw pebbles at a wall during a practice version of the ‘stoning of the devil’, another of the hajj rituals.

24 Jul 2017 3:51 PM

IMF in June shaved its forecasts for US growth to 2.1 per cent for 2017 and 2018. (Photo: AFP)

IMF keeps global growth forecasts; China, eurozone revised higher

Global gross domestic product would be 3.5 per cent in 2017 and 3.6 per cent in 2018.

24 Jul 2017 10:00 AM

An unidentified relative of Malaysian teenager T Nhaveen shows a picture with the teenager, outside Penang Island General Hospital in Penang (Photo: AP)

Indian-origin teen dies in Malaysia after brutal assault for being effeminate

Nhaveen's case drew outrage on social media and also the attention of A R Rahman.

16 Jun 2017 5:35 PM

MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with the death of all 298 on board. (Photo: AP)

Malaysia Airlines reaches settlement with family over MH17

It said it would not disclose further details on the suit or about the details of the settlement in respect to the privacy of the family.

02 May 2017 3:17 PM

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