Malaysian police have said they will call on former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to give a statement on allegations he made against Prime Minister Najib Razak at an anti-government rally in Kuala Lumpur last weekend. A police spokesperson said that Mahathir, Malaysia’s longest-serving prime minister had made comments that warranted[…]
OPINION by Anneliese Mcauliffe – The human sea of yellow swarming though the streets of Kuala Lumpur on the weekend looked, at first glance, like an overwhelming show of people power directed against a government and a prime minister deeply imperilled by political and financial scandals. But the rally, smaller[…]
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has condemned the organisers of demonstrations in Kuala Lumpur calling for his resignation as “haram”, during his annual address on the eve of Independence Day. Tens of thousands of protesters have called for Najib to stand down, after leaked documents in July showed he received[…]
Thousands of demonstrators have continued their protests in Kuala Lumpur for a second day to demand the resignation of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak over a financial scandal. The crowd of yellow-clad protesters, who slept on the streets near the city’s Independence Square, woke on Sunday to mass exercises and[…]
A Malaysian centenarian, who had been caring for her 63-year-old disabled son, passed away on Friday, August 7. Md Diah, 101, who had no prior record of chronic illness, died at her niece’s home in Kampung Bukit Nambua with her son, Abdul Rahman Saud, by her side. Relative Siti Jaleha[…]
Debris found on an Indian Ocean island last week is from MH370, Malaysia’s prime minister has said, confirming for the first time that the plane which mysteriously disappeared 17 months ago had crashed. Najib Razak’s announcement in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday ended an agonising wait for families of the 239[…]
Malaysian police have arrested two Malaysian nationals on suspicion of having links with militant group Islamic State. According to the police statement, both suspects have reportedly held meetings in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor to plan attacks on the country. The first suspect from Kuala Lumpur was arrested last Thursday. The 28-year-old[…]
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman held talks here Sunday with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Najib Razak on major international and Islamic issues and explored prospects of expanding cooperation between the two key OIC countries. The two leaders also discussed “the racial discrimination and ethnic cleansing” against[…]
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of nine more climbers from Malaysia’s highest peak a day after it was struck by a strong earthquake, bringing the total number of dead to 11. Masidi Manjun, Sabah State’s tourism minister, announced the updated casualty figures via Twitter on Saturday, saying that eight[…]
Malaysia has said it believes 139 people are buried in graves at remote detention camps used by people smugglers on the Thai border which were discovered on the weekend. Deputy Home Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said on Thursday that each grave site contained the remains of one person, not multiple[…]
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