Malaysia declares state of emergency
There has been a surge in Covid-19 cases in Malaysia that is threatening to overwhelm hospitals, prompting the Malaysian King to declare on Tuesday a nationwide state of emergency. A…
Is Malaysia’s errant elite looking west, not to the East?
With a busy background of essentially buccaneering cases against members of a previous government, a by-election took place in Kimanis, Sabah, on Jan 18. The ruling Pakatan Harapan-backed candidate lost.…
Singaporean actor Aliff Aziz flashes his privates in yet another public fight
Notorious local actor and singer Aliff Aziz has been caught in another public altercation. In a video shared on social media by Facebook group Official_Fidz, a man resembling the actor…
Badminton world number one Momota hurt, driver killed in Malaysia crash
Badminton world number one Kento Momota was injured and his driver was killed in a crash near Kuala Lumpur on Monday just hours after he won the Malaysia Masters. Police…
Malaysia ex-PM ‘sought Abu Dhabi royal’s help over scandal’
Malaysia's disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak allegedly sought help from Abu Dhabi's crown prince to conceal wrongdoing linked to a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal, recordings released Wednesday by investigators showed. Huge sums…
Dr Mahathir calls on Muslim nations to unite in wake of Soleimani assassination
Kuala Lumpur— Speaking to members of the press on Tuesday (Jan 7), Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Tun Mahathir Mohamad called for Muslim nations to unite for their own protection after…
Nepalese worker dies in Malaysia meat machine accident
A Nepalese worker was killed Monday after he fell into a meat-mincing machine in Malaysia's Malacca state, an official confirmed. The Malacca fire department's Zulkhairani Ramli told AFP the 47-year-old…
India’s controversial citizenship law a retrograde and regrettable step
The BJP-run Indian government’s rather precipitate promulgation of a controversial constitutional amendment that allows non-Muslim refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan to acquire Indian citizenship on easier terms has triggered…
Russian beauty queen flees for fear of harm against her Malaysian ‘royal’ son
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…
Video shows shark apparently “thanking” fishermen in Malaysia for cutting rope off its body
An amazing moment was captured on video in Malaysian waters when a whale shark came up to a boat to seek help and thanked the fishermen for freeing it from…