Malaysia

118 foreign detainees die in Malaysia in two years

More than 100 foreigners have died from various diseases and unknown causes in the past two years in Malaysia’s immigration detention centres, according to documents reviewed by the Reuters news agency. The reported toll, which has not been previously disclosed, is based on Malaysian immigration department data provided to the[…]

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Thousands hold anti-PM rally in Malaysia; 15 detained

Thousands of yellow-shirt protesters rallied Saturday in downtown Kuala Lumpur seeking Prime Minister Najib Razak’s resignation over a financial scandal, undeterred by a police ban and the arrest of 15 activists. Police barricaded key roads in downtown Kuala Lumpur and put water-cannon trucks on standby, but it did not stop[…]

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Call for Malaysia PM to step down over 1MDB scandal

A Malaysian opposition party leader has called on Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down following the lawsuit filed by the US Justice Department to seize $1bn in assets linked to the country’s scandal-plagued 1MDB state investment fund. The Justice Department said on Wednesday that the assets were “associated with[…]

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Malaysia govt backs Islamic penal law

The Malaysian government has pledged its support for an Islamic penal code seeking to expand the jurisdiction of Shariah law by introducing harsh punishments like amputations and stoning, shocking its predominantly multi-ethnic society. Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government unexpectedly submitted for parliamentary approval a controversial bill that had been proposed[…]

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