News: Malaysia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Malaysia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Malaysia – overview

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• December 21st 2020 – June 25th 2019
• June 23rd 2019 – July 16th 2018
• July 1st 2018 – June 30th 2017
• June 19th 2017 – January 17th 2017
• January 10th 2017 – July 5th 2016
• June 14th 2016 – January 13th 2016
• December 31st 2015 – August 31st 2015
• August 30th 2015 – June 12th 2015
• June 11th 2015 – April 1st 2015
• March 31st 2015 – January 20th 2015
• January 13th 2015 – September 9th 2014
• September 8th 2014 – July 22nd 2014
• July 22nd 2014 – June 17th 2014
• June 17th 2014 – April 24th 2014
• April 23rd 2014 – April 1st 2014
• April 1st 2014 – March 19th 2014
• March 19th 2014 – March 9th 2014
• March 8th 2014 – August 21st 2013
• August 19th 2013 – March 23rd 2013
• March 22nd 2013 – October 18th 2012
• October 11th 2012 – March 24th 2012
• March 23rd 2012 – November 3rd 2011
• October 27th 2011 – June 28th 2011
• June 27th 2011 – April 8th 2011
• April 8th 2011 – October 6th 2010
• September 29th 2010 – February 18th 2010
• February 18th 2010 – October 12th 2009
• September 28th 2009 – April 4th 2009
• April 3rd 2009 – October 8th 2008
• October 6th 2008 – June 25th 2008
• June 23rd 2008 – January 8th 2008
• January 2nd 2008 – May 21st 2007
• May 15th 2007 – July 22nd 2006
• July 21st 2006 – November 27th 2005
• November 26th 2005 – November 21st 2005

Malaysia: news

Covid-19: Couple holds 10,000 people drive-thru wedding in Malaysia

Monday, December 21st 2020, 5:48

It took three hours for all guests to exchange a wave and smile with the newly-weds in Malaysia.
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Latex glove maker shuts factories after infections

Tuesday, November 24th 2020, 6:32

Malaysia's Top Glove will close more than half of its plants after a surge in virus cases.
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'I went to school and woke up in intensive care'

Monday, October 26th 2020, 0:12

Some children who fell seriously ill in Malaysia when they inhaled toxic gases in 2019 say they are still suffering.
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Chinese and Malaysian hackers charged by US over attacks

Wednesday, September 16th 2020, 17:04
related countries: China, United States

Five Chinese and two Malaysian men are charged by the US over separate alleged hacking plots.
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Malaysian man 'finds' monkey selfies on lost phone

Tuesday, September 15th 2020, 9:57

Zackrydz Rodzi says he was stunned to find photos after tracing lost phone to nearby jungle.
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Missing teen 'possibly alive amid first searches'

Wednesday, August 26th 2020, 12:52

An inquest in Malaysia hears police had already combed the site where Nóra Quoirin's body was found.
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Nóra Quoirin: Malaysia opens inquest into death of London teenager

Monday, August 24th 2020, 5:31
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

The 15-year-old vanished from her room during a family holiday last year at a Malaysian resort.
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Najib Razak: Malaysian ex-PM gets 12-year jail term in 1MDB corruption trial

Tuesday, July 28th 2020, 12:44

Najib Razak gets 12 years in jail after he is convicted in a multi-million dollar corruption trial.
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Goldman Sachs settles 1MDB scandal with Malaysia for $3.9bn

Friday, July 24th 2020, 14:34
related countries: United States

The US bank will make a cash payment to the Malaysian government as part of the deal.
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Rohingya crisis: Hundreds of refugees stranded in boats at sea

Sunday, April 26th 2020, 14:30

The Malaysian government has turned away Rohingya refugees, over fears about coronavirus.
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Coronavirus: Malaysian men in shopping muddle amid lockdown

Thursday, March 26th 2020, 10:32

Confusion for some in the grocery aisles as Malaysia allows only 'heads of the family' to shop.
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Why Russia has shunned the MH17 plane disaster trial

Tuesday, March 10th 2020, 1:20
related countries: Russia

Russia puts up a wall of denial as it stands accused over the Malaysian jet shot down in 2014.
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How Malaysia’s government collapsed in two years

Thursday, March 5th 2020, 0:57

Malaysia's ruling alliance - once celebrated as a force for historic change - has collapsed. Why?
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Mahathir Mohamad: Malaysian prime minister in shock resignation

Monday, February 24th 2020, 11:23

The 94-year-old's surprise move comes amid rumours that he may form a new coalition.
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Fireball meteor lights up night sky over Malaysia

Friday, February 21st 2020, 5:33
related places: Johor Bahru

A dashcam captures the moment a meteor illuminates the night sky in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
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At least 14 dead as Rohingya boat sinks in Bangladesh

Tuesday, February 11th 2020, 5:45
related countries: Bangladesh

The boat was reportedly destined for Malaysia and included Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh.
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Malaysian minister criticises 'obscene, half naked' tattoo show in Kuala Lumpur

Tuesday, December 3rd 2019, 7:35
related places: Kuala Lumpur

A minister said the show "was not Malaysian culture...the majority of Malaysians are Muslim".
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Malaysia's last known Sumatran rhino dies

Saturday, November 23rd 2019, 13:57

The species is now extinct in Malaysia, with fewer than 100 animals believed to exist elsewhere.
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'I woke up to thousands of messages from Malaysia'

Tuesday, November 12th 2019, 10:55
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Why a Malaysian exam question thrust the spotlight on London-based paraglider Laura Melissa Williams.
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Indonesian motorcycle racer, 20, dies after crash

Saturday, November 2nd 2019, 13:16
related countries: Indonesia

Promising young rider Afridza Munandar dies following a crash at Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit in a MotoGP feeder race.
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Lion bones weighing 342kg seized in South Africa

Friday, October 4th 2019, 11:25
related countries: South Africa

The bones, believed by some to have medicinal benefits, were destined for Malaysia.
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Jennifer Lopez stripper film Hustlers banned in Malaysia

Friday, September 20th 2019, 12:43

The country's film censorship board decrees that Hustlers is "not suitable for public screening".
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Rainforest fires trigger smog alerts in Indonesia and Malaysia

Friday, September 13th 2019, 13:21
related countries: Indonesia

Indonesia and Malaysia issue severe smog alerts as fires rage in large sections of their rainforests.
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MH17 crash: 'Key witness' released in Ukraine

Thursday, September 5th 2019, 21:23
related countries: Ukraine

Volodymyr Tsemakh is a potentially key witness to the downing of the Malaysian airliner MH17 in 2014.
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Mat Dan: 'I became an accidental celebrity 6,000 miles from home'

Saturday, August 31st 2019, 23:18

When Daniel Tyler went backpacking, little did he know he'd end up a star in Malaysia.
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Google Play app store accused of anti-gay bias

Friday, August 16th 2019, 11:44

Social app Hornet says Google moderators in Malaysia targeted its app several times.
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Nora Quoirin: Rescuers describe how they found teenager's body in Malaysian jungle

Wednesday, August 14th 2019, 8:35

Volunteer rescuers who found the body of Nora Quoirin have described how they discovered the missing teenager in the Malaysian jungle.
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Nora Quoirin: Body found in Malaysia is missing girl

Tuesday, August 13th 2019, 16:05

Police say Nora Quoirin's parents identify a body found in the jungle as their missing daughter.
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The mystery of screaming schoolgirls in Malaysia

Saturday, August 10th 2019, 23:10

When panic gripped a school one day, the girls affected did not know they were in the "mass hysteria capital of the world".
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Search for Nora Quoirin: Mother's voice played through loudspeaker in Malaysian jungle

Friday, August 9th 2019, 14:31
related countries: United Kingdom

The voice of the mother of a British teenager missing in a Malaysian jungle has been played out through a loudspeaker in the search for her.
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Goldman bosses charged in Malaysia bond scandal

Friday, August 9th 2019, 7:44

Malaysia charges 17 current and former Goldman Sachs executives over the 1MDB corruption scandal.
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César Pelli: Architect of Malaysia's Petronas Towers dies at 92

Saturday, July 20th 2019, 4:57
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

César Pelli designed some of the world's most famous buildings including London's Canary Wharf Tower.
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Wolf of Wall Street producer arrested in Malaysia for money laundering

Thursday, July 4th 2019, 16:01

Riza Aziz has been accused of using stolen funds to finance the film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Malaysia air pollution: Schools shut after illness hits children

Tuesday, June 25th 2019, 4:57

The same part of Malaysia was hit by toxic air pollution in March, making more than 4,000 people ill.
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