Malaysia

The Russian beauty queen who became a Malaysian princess after tying the knot with Sultan Muhammad V last year fled from her home in Moscow after claims surfaced that her son’s life was in danger. The mother of the six-month-old boy is in a battle for alimony against the father who said the boy was […]

A Malaysian couple living in Norway who lost custody of their children following an investigation by authorities relating to an allegation of abuse involving their child have claimed trial. The couple, Hairi Muhamad, 42, and Norliha Khamis, 42, got into trouble with the local authorities after one of their offspring complained to the authorities of having to fast for […]

A specialised Malaysian condiment named ‘sambal belacan’ coupled with her delicious cooking made Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, a buzz name in the house of Singapore’s ruling elite. Her fans included no less than the illustrious founding father of Singapore Mr Lee Kuan Yew and the Lion City’s current head, Prime […]

A key witness in the 1MDB case against former Malaysian PM Najib Razak said he only took orders from the fallen leader who had all the powers to create instability in his life. He denied he took orders from fugitive 1MDB mastermind Jho Low. Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin, 43, said although his former boss had never personally threatened him, […]

Malaysia is considering various ways to stop the smoke invasion causing massive air pollution in the Asean region and it will push for a long-term solution while Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says his country will take firm action against Malaysian companies involved in the fires outside the country. Indonesia has denied it is responsible for […]

A witness testifying during the 1MDB scandal provided many details on the scandal but one thing that did not escape the public’s attention were the tears and the sentiments of fear that the witness expressed if he did not carry out orders. Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin told the High Court in Kuala Lumpur he was afraid […]

by M. Jegathesan A body was found Tuesday in the hunt for a Franco-Irish teen in Malaysia with a charity saying it is likely the missing girl, 10 days after she disappeared from a rainforest resort. Nora Quoirin, 15, went missing on August 4, a day after checking into the resort with her London-based family. […]

On Monday, five shamans offered to help in the search for the missing Irish teenager. The search team, however, brought cadaver dogs with them. The five men performed a ritual in the forest with the group’s representative Mohd Khalid Mohamed saying that it was an alternative way to locate the missing teen. Malaysian bomoh’s also ‘helped’ in […]

WESTLIFE has joined the appeal to extend the search for missing Irish girl Nora Quoirin, asking Malaysian fans to come forward with any information that could help find the schoolgirl. The band is in Malaysia on a tour and speaking during a show at the Melawati Stadium in Shah Alam group member Nicky Byrne said, […]

A helicopter and dozens of people were deployed Tuesday on the third day of a search for a vulnerable London teenager who went missing from a Malaysian rainforest resort, police said. The search effort left the grandfather of Nora Quoirin, 15, optimistic she will be found despite the “extremely mysterious” circumstances of her disappearance. Nora […]

Producer Joey McFarland of “The Wolf of Wall Street” is returning to the Malaysian government millions of dollars in gifts and company funding allegedly given by Low Taek Jho in the wake of a money laundering scandal involving his movie production company Red Granite Pictures. The items include a vintage French “King Kong” poster, a […]

by Jan HENNOP Five years ago on Wednesday, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was blasted out of the sky over war-torn eastern Ukraine with the loss of all 298 people on board. The shooting down of the Boeing 777 travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has prompted sanctions against Russia, a series of international investigations and […]