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.

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Malaysia: news

Malaysia's Islamic airline Rayani Air barred from flying

Tuesday, June 14th 2016, 3:44

Malaysia's first Islamic-compliant airline, Rayani Air, is barred from flying by civil aviation authorities for breaching regulations.
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VIDEO: Life for Briton after Malaysia child abuse

Monday, June 6th 2016, 17:59
related countries: United Kingdom

British man Richard Huckle has been jailed for life by a judge at the Old Bailey after admitting 71 charges of sex abuse against children in Malaysia.
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Malaysia abuse Briton gets 22 life terms

Monday, June 6th 2016, 15:52
related countries: United Kingdom

British man Richard Huckle is given 22 life sentences by an Old Bailey judge, after admitting 71 charges of sexual abuse against children in Malaysia.
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Malaysia passport systems 'sabotaged'

Tuesday, May 31st 2016, 15:12

Fifteen Malaysian immigration officers are fired, after being accused of sabotaging computer passport systems to let in certain travellers undetected.
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Malaysian teen has parasitic twin removed

Wednesday, May 25th 2016, 10:40

A 15-year-old Malaysian boy has the parasitic foetus of his twin removed from his stomach, the state news agency reports.
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Swiss criminal probe into BSI bank

Tuesday, May 24th 2016, 9:05
related countries: Switzerland

Swiss financial regulators open criminal proceedings against the country's BSI bank over links to the corruption investigation into Malaysia's 1MDB fund.
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MH17 victims' families sue Putin

Saturday, May 21st 2016, 20:01
related countries: Russia, Ukraine

Families of victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight shot down over eastern Ukraine file a compensation claim against Russia and President Vladimir Putin.
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Debris 'almost certainly' from MH370

Thursday, May 12th 2016, 10:24
related countries: Mauritius, South Africa

Two pieces of aircraft debris found on beaches in Mauritius and South Africa almost certainly came from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, officials say.
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Baby joy for couple who lost kids in MH17

Thursday, May 12th 2016, 7:38
related countries: Aruba, Ukraine

An Australian couple whose three children died when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine have a new daughter.
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Harmony on show in Malaysian street

Tuesday, May 10th 2016, 21:49

The city where Malaysia's communities co-exist in harmony
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Malaysia Airlines boss resigns

Wednesday, April 20th 2016, 0:58

Malaysian Airlines chief executive Christoph Mueller resigns after less than one year of leading the carriers efforts to reorganise.
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Malaysia school shuts after 'mass hysteria' outbreak

Tuesday, April 19th 2016, 21:30

What has disrupted life at a Malaysian school?
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'Longest-ever' captured python dies

Monday, April 11th 2016, 14:17

A python estimated to be 8m (26ft) long has died three days after being captured on the Malaysian island of Penang, officials say.
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Malaysia fund board offers resignation

Thursday, April 7th 2016, 11:20

The entire board of Malaysia's troubled state fund 1MDB offers to resign, after a parliamentary inquiry found it failed to carry out its responsibilities.
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New Mauritius 'MH370 debris' examined

Sunday, April 3rd 2016, 6:43
related countries: Australia, Mauritius

Australia says a new piece of debris found on a Mauritian island will be examined to see if it is part of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
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Top US Navy officer jailed over bribery

Saturday, March 26th 2016, 2:10
related countries: United States

A high-ranking US Navy captain is sentenced to nearly four years in jail for passing classified information to a Malaysian defence contractor.
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Possible MH370 debris taken to Australia

Monday, March 21st 2016, 3:43
related countries: Australia, Mozambique

A piece of debris found on a beach in Mozambique which may have come from missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 arrives in Australia for analysis.
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VIDEO: ABC journalist speaks after arrest

Tuesday, March 15th 2016, 23:33
related countries: Aruba

Two Australian journalists arrested in Malaysia whilst investigating corruption allegations against Prime Minister Najib Razak have been allowed to leave the country.
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Malaysia detains Australian reporters

Monday, March 14th 2016, 1:51
related countries: Aruba

An Australian reporter and camera operator are briefly detained in Malaysia after attempting to question PM Najib Razak.
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MH370 searchers remain 'hopeful'

Tuesday, March 8th 2016, 7:46
related countries: Australia

Malaysia and Australia say they remain "hopeful" that flight MH370 will be found, as relatives mark two years since the plane disappeared.
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MH370 Chinese families seek answers

Monday, March 7th 2016, 16:38
related countries: China

Families of 12 Chinese passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 file lawsuits in a bid to help establish what happened to the plane.
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Malaysia model hits back at critics

Friday, March 4th 2016, 10:18

A Malaysian model has hit back at criticism that it is inappropriate for her as a Muslim to take part in a modelling television show.
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Plane debris probed for MH370 link

Thursday, March 3rd 2016, 4:29
related countries: Mozambique

Malaysia says there is a "high possibility" debris found off Mozambique came from a Boeing 777, the same model as missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
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Malaysia ex-PM to leave ruling party

Monday, February 29th 2016, 12:35

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says he is leaving the ruling party, Umno, because it is "seen as supporting corruption".
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Malaysian seeks $7.6m in MH370 case

Thursday, February 25th 2016, 18:02

A Malaysian woman whose husband was on board the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 seeks $7.6m (£5.4m) in damages from the airline and the government.
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Russia soldiers 'linked' to MH17 crash

Wednesday, February 24th 2016, 19:10
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom

A British-led investigative team says it has identified Russian soldiers who were likely involved in the shooting down of a Malaysian plane in 2014.
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Malaysia fund 'may be missing $4bn'

Saturday, January 30th 2016, 5:17
related countries: Switzerland

About $4bn (£2.8bn) may have been stolen from 1MBD investment fund owned by the Malaysian state, a Swiss prosecutor says.
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Chinese sonar ship to join MH370 search

Friday, January 29th 2016, 6:21
related countries: China

A Chinese sonar ship will join the search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 as of Sunday, Australia confirms.
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Saudi gift to Najib 'for elections'

Tuesday, January 26th 2016, 20:22
related countries: Saudi Arabia

The $681m deposited in the bank account of Malaysian PM Najib Razak by Saudi Arabia was to help his party win the last election, Saudi sources say.
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Malaysia PM cleared over $681m gift

Tuesday, January 26th 2016, 17:10

Malaysia's top prosecutor clears Prime Minister Najib Razak of corruption claims centring on a $681m (£479m) donation from the Saudi royal family.
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Bodies wash up on Malaysian coast

Tuesday, January 26th 2016, 11:38
related countries: Indonesia

Police search for survivors after a boat capsized off the coast of Malaysia, killing at least 13 people thought to be Indonesian migrants.
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MH370 search team loses sonar detector

Monday, January 25th 2016, 3:42
related countries: Aruba

The Australian team looking for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has lost the sonar detector they were using for their search.
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Malaysia counts cost of bauxite mining

Tuesday, January 19th 2016, 22:08

Malaysia counts cost of bauxite mining
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MH370 searchers find second shipwreck

Wednesday, January 13th 2016, 13:07

Search teams looking for the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 think they have stumbled across a 19th-century shipwreck.
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