Malaysia

Food & Drink Apr 16, 2021

Malaysian company aims high with cultivation of Japanese muskmelons

by Ebrahim Harris

More than a decade of trial and error leads to successful cultivation of the prize fruit

Asia Pacific Apr 6, 2021

Death threats and hate speech make Rohingya activist's Malaysia refuge a prison

by Rozanna Latiff and Ebrahim Harris

Malaysia has long been seen as friendly to the persecuted minority, but that sentiment soured a year ago as people started saying Rohingya were spreading COVID-19.

Asia Pacific Apr 1, 2021

Mr. Muscles: Malaysian bodybuilder still going strong at 72

Working out with aging equipment in his modest gym, 72-year-old Malaysian bodybuilder A. Arokiasamy bench presses two dumbbells and then flexes his muscular arms. Despite his advancing years, the champion still pumps iron every day and believes staying healthy with a vigorous routine is the ...

World Apr 1, 2021

Global rainforest loss 'relentless,' but Southeast Asia offers hope

by Michael Taylor

The loss in 2020 of 4.2 million hectares of primary forest — intact areas of old-growth trees — equaled the size of the Netherlands.

Asia Pacific Mar 21, 2021

Myanmar protesters voice defiance under cover of the night

A violent crackdown has forced people determined to resist a return to military rule after a decade of tentative steps toward democracy to think up new ways to make their point.

Asia Pacific Mar 19, 2021

North Korea to sever ties with Malaysia over extradition of citizen to U.S.

Kuala Lumpur's once-close ties with North Korea had been on a downward trend since Kim Jong Un's estranged brother was killed at a Kuala Lumpur airport in 2017.

Commentary / World Mar 7, 2021

China’s weaponization of rare earths is bound to backfire

by David Fickling

There was a time when China could cause the world to tremble by threatening its supply of rare earths. It’s long in the past.

Asia Pacific Feb 23, 2021

Boon or bane? Malaysian island reclamation plan divides residents

by Rina Chandran

Environmentalists say the project will wreck the lives of residents and damage the coast.

Asia Pacific Jan 12, 2021

Malaysia virus emergency suspends parliament for first time since 1969

Move allows embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to avoid facing an election until the pandemic is over.

Commentary / World Dec 27, 2020

Hydro-hegemony: Will China turn off Asia’s tap?

by Brahma Chellaney

As long as the Communist Party of China remains in power, the country will most likely continue to wage stealthy water wars that no one can win.

Asia Pacific Dec 21, 2020

A company made gloves for the world. Now its workers have the virus.

by Hannah Beech

Top Glove's low-paid workers in Malaysia began to suffer from a ferocious outbreak of COVID-19, the result of its own inadequate protections, critics say.