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Some of the world's major palm oil users, including Nestle, Unilever, and Mondelez, are trying out new satellite technology to track deforestation, as pressure grows on them to source the ingredient responsibly. They say the monitoring systems allow them to target people felling trees in ...
Malaysia delays ex-leader Najib Razak's first trial for 1MDB-linked charges
The trial of Malaysia's former leader Najib Razak has been delayed indefinitely, after previously being set to start on Tuesday. The trial will remain on hold pending an appeal from Najib, said his lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah. Najib was set to face seven of the ...
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak gears up for graft trial with charm offensive
Disgraced former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been out in recent weeks campaigning as if for an election, trying to shed the image of a wealthy politician and elicit public sympathy before his corruption trial begins on Tuesday. Najib has pleaded not guilty to ...
Malaysia still in talks with china over $20 billion rail project: report
Talks for a $20 billion Malaysian rail project are still ongoing, with the Southeast Asian nation expecting to make a decision "as soon as possible," the Star newspaper reported, citing Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Mahathir said the status of the East Coast Railway Link is ...
Malaysia enthrones king after predecessor's abdication and reported marriage to ex-Miss Moscow
Malaysia on Thursday installed a new king, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, after the last monarch abdicated in a historic first following his reported marriage to a Russian ex-beauty queen. In a ceremony steeped in pomp and centuries of tradition, the sports-loving sultan, dressed in ...
Malaysia is in talks with China over a $20-billion rail project, the finance minister said on Wednesday, just days after another cabinet minister said Kuala Lumpur had decided to cancel the contract. After winning power last May, Malaysia's prime minister has vowed to renegotiate or ...
Malaysia defiant despite being stripped of 2020 Paralympic qualifier
Malaysia's government has remained defiant despite losing the right to host the World Para Swimming Championships after it banned Israelis from competing in the event, a qualifying competition for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was unapologetic. "We stand by our principle, which ...
Malaysia scraps multibillion dollar China-backed rail project
A multibillion dollar China-backed rail project in Malaysia has been scrapped, government officials said Saturday, adding that the cost of building it was too high. Malaysia has in recent months suspended several major projects signed under the country's previous scandal-plagued regime, in a bid to ...
In Davos address, Mike Pompeo hails 'disruption' in global politics as evidenced by Trump and Brexit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday praised a wave of "disruption" in world politics, citing Donald Trump and Brexit but also pointing to elections in France and Malaysia. Addressing the world's business elite in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, Pompeo renewed Trump's ...
Malaysia's Pahang state names new sultan, who is expected to be nation's next king
A Malaysian state on Saturday announced it has a new sultan, and he is expected to be elected king after the former monarch abdicated following his reported marriage to a former Russian beauty queen. Tengku Abdullah Shah has replaced his father, Sultan Ahmad Shah, as ...
Defendant suffers setback in Malaysia trial over murder of Kim Jong Nam
An Indonesian woman due to begin her defense next month in her trial for the murder in Malaysia of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother suffered a setback Tuesday when a judge rejected her bid to secure statements given to police by ...
Malaysia filed criminal charges Monday against Goldman Sachs and two of its former employees over the alleged theft of billions of dollars, heaping fresh pressure on the Wall Street titan over the 1MDB scandal. Goldman subsidiaries and ex-bankers Tim Leissner and Ng Chong Hwa are ...
