Malaysia

During Eid celebrations, a huge fire that loomed over residential areas Tuesday close to Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, forced residents from their houses. According to a statement from Selangor state fire officials, seven occupants...

A “challenging” market for the difficult-to-source metals used in renewable energy systems was indicated by the declining net earnings disclosed Wednesday by one of the biggest rare earths producers outside of China. Lynas Rare Earths, an...

As part of their dedication, hundreds of thousands of Hindus gathered at temples throughout Malaysia on Tuesday to commemorate the Thaipusam festival, many of whom pierced their bodies with skewers and hooks. In cosmopolitan Malaysia, where...

Selected workers will now have until March 31 to be sent to Malaysia’s plantation industry. Gazi Md Shahed Anowar, Deputy Secretary of the Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry, signed a notification today revealing the information....

Malaysian High Commissioner in Dhaka Mohd Shuhada Othman today called on Chief Adviser’s Special Envoy on International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi at Foreign Service Academy here. Both the dignitaries discussed wide-ranging issues on Bangladesh-Malaysia relations, which included...

Amicorp Group, a corporate services provider, and its CEO, Toine Knipping, are being sued by Malaysia’s 1MDB on Monday for more than $1 billion for allegedly enabling more than $7 billion in illegal transactions over a...

According to official figures released Wednesday, Malaysia’s exports grew by 4.1 percent year over year to 126.57 billion ringgit (28.31 billion US dollars) in November, marking the second consecutive month of growth. The Investment, Trade, and...

Malaysia’s exports increased for the second consecutive month, growing by 4.1 percent year on year to 126.57 billion ringgit (28.31 billion U. S. dollars) in November, official data showed Wednesday. The increase in exports was supported...

Massive floods brought on by unrelenting rains have displaced over 122,000 people from their homes in Malaysia’s northern states, according to disaster officials on Saturday. The amount exceeded the 118,000 people who were displaced during one...

Najib Razak, the incarcerated former prime minister, will have to defend himself against allegations of power abuse and money laundering connected to the scandal-plagued 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, a Malaysian court decided Wednesday. According to presiding...