Malaysia makes record bust of ketamine and cocaine worth $161 million
Malaysian authorities on Friday said they had seized nearly 3.7 tons of ketamine and cocaine worth about $161 million in the country's biggest drugs haul to date. Malaysia is a key transit point for illegal narcotics, with authorities seizing record amounts of crystal methamphetamine in ...
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak's major 1MDB trial postponed
Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak's most significant 1MDB trial, which centers on claims that huge sums ended up in his bank account, was postponed Monday for a week after prosecutors said they were not ready. It is the second trial linked to scandal-hit state fund 1Malaysia ...
Body believed to be Franco-Irish teen found in Malaysia jungle
A naked body believed to be that of a Franco-Irish teen who disappeared from a Malaysian resort was found in a jungle ravine Tuesday after a 10-day search involving a massive team. A helicopter winched the body out of the rainforest and transported it to ...
Malaysia shaman and foreign police join hunt for London teen who vanished from jungle resort
A Malaysian shaman joined police from Ireland, France and the U.K. on Monday in the search for a 15 -year-old London girl who mysteriously vanished from a nature resort eight days ago, as her parents offered a cash reward and appealed for information. The family ...
Search for London teen who vanished from Malaysia forest resort enters second week
The search for a 15-year-old London girl who mysteriously vanished from a Malaysian forest resort entered a second week on Sunday, with no letup despite a major Muslim festival amid rising concerns for her safety. The family of Nora Anne Quoirin discovered her missing Aug. ...
Japan should support nuclear ban treaty, says Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad
Visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday that Japan, as the world's only country to be attacked with nuclear weapons in war, should support a U.N. treaty banning such weapons. In an interview with Kyodo News in the city of Fukuoka, Mahathir also said ...
Malaysia resumes China-backed rail project after bargaining the price down to $10 billion
Malaysia on Thursday restarted a $10 billion, China-backed rail project that is part of Beijing's global infrastructure drive following its suspension last year when a corruption-plagued government was ejected from power. The 640-kilometer (400-mile) line will link northeast Malaysia, near the Thai border, to the ...
Families of the victims of flight MH17 marked five years on Wednesday since the crash, with calls for justice for the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane over war-torn eastern Ukraine. The remembrance services in the Netherlands and Kuala Lumpur came less than a ...
Not going anywhere: How to handle the world's growing trash problem
The stench of curdled milk wafted from a shipping container of waste at Malaysia's Port Klang as Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin told a group of journalists in May she would send the maggot-infested rubbish back where it came from. Yeo was voicing a concern ...
Malaysia proposes decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs
Malaysia has proposed removing criminal penalties for possession and use of drugs in small amounts, a move medical groups said will help addicts break a "cycle of imprisonment and poverty." The Southeast Asian country currently has tough anti-drugs laws — those caught with relatively small ...
Sex tapes apparently showing Mahathir aide with another man cloud PM's succession plan
Leaked sex videos purporting to show a potential successor to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad with another man have deepened rifts within the ruling coalition and raised concerns of a turbulent transition from the 93-year-old leader. The sex tapes, which are allegedly of Economic Affairs ...
Canada in talks with Malaysia about taking back plastic waste
The government of Canada said on Monday it is in discussions with Malaysia about retrieving plastic waste that originated from Canada and is currently in Malaysia. In late May, the Malaysian government said it would send 3,000 tons of plastic waste back to 14 countries ...
