Malaysia
After fireman’s death squatter colony raided
After fireman’s death squatter colony raided-At Kota Kinabalu, the demolition team raided the Sandakan squatter colony near Taman Kenari about 15km from town. 20 structures were demolished where illegal electrical connections causes fireman’s death. Enforcement personnel from three departments, Immigration, National Registration and Labor were also involved in the operation. Illegal migrants living in a […]
Flash Floods hits Janda Baik
Flash Floods hits Janda Baik.- - -On Sunday, Heavy rain triggered flash floods in Janda Baik and washed away a bridge to private property as well as a water main, cutting piped water supply to several village homes. The plans of several families to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri at resorts in Janda Baik had to […]
US To Upgrade Malaysia’ Human Trafficking Status
The U.S. plans to upgrade Malaysia’ Human Trafficking status for improving efforts to fight human trafficking, after being part of the blacklisted Southeast Asian country for failing to protect men, women and children forced into modern-day slavery. According to U.S. sources on Wednesday, a move that could make way for U.S.A. to lead a deal with the Southeast […]
Singapore student falls to death on Malaysia camping trip
Singapore student falls to death on Malaysia camping trip: A student from the National University of Singapore slipped and fell off a cliff while camping in Kelantan, Malaysia on Saturday night, said reports. Lee Jun Jie, a 23-year-old undergraduate student, fell while admiring the view from Gunung Stong, a recreation spot popular for its mountainous terrain, […]
Malaysian state bans cross-dressing
Malaysian state bans cross-dressing: The Islamic state of Pahang in Malaysia has made cross-dressing a criminal offence punishable by jail, said news reports on Friday. Any Muslim caught dressed as the opposite sex can face up to one year in jail and a fine up to 1,000 ringgit (US$304) under an amendment to the Sharia […]
Malaysia beat Vietnam 2-1 men’s football SEA Games 2013
Naypyidaw, Myanmar — Malaysia beat Vietnam 2-1 in a crucial men’s football match at the SEA Games on Tuesday to send the Malaysians into the semifinals as the first-place squad in the Group A standings. The final Group A standings had Malaysia with 10 points, and Singapore with 8. Vietnam finished the competition with 6 […]
Malaysia defeats Laos 4-1 in men’s football SEA Games 2013
Nay Pyi Daw, Myanmar — Malaysia defeated Laos 4-1 in men’s football SEA Games in 2013 at Zayyarthiri Stadium in Myanmar’s capital city of Nay Pyi Daw. The Laos team had tied the match 1-1 against the Malaysian title holders just before the break when Souk Aphone Vongchiengkham’s header scored, and it appeared with the […]
27th SEA Games 2013 men football Malaysia 2-0 Brunei
Naypyitaw, Myanmar — Malaysia had a difficult time with a determined Brunei team in their opening Group A men’s football match at the 27th SEA Games 2013, but were able to pull out a hard-fought 2-0 victory at Zeyar Thiri Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. The Malaysian team, the defending champions going into the tournament as […]
Umno declares war against Shia Muslims, deviants and gays
The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) has declared war against Shia Muslims, deviants, gays and to all those who have insulted Islam. UMNO is Malaysia’s largest political party and a founding member of the National front coalition, which has played a dominant role in Malaysian politics since independence. UMNO tabled a resolution in its council introducing a bill […]
3 die in second collision on Malaysian highway in a day
Rembau, Malaysia — At least three people have died, including one Singaporean and a Malaysian mother and baby, in the second collision on the same Malaysian highway in a day. The second accident was a six-car pile-up on the major North-South Expressway, about 10 kilometers from where three Lamborghinis from Singapore crashed and went up […]
Malaysian charged with robbery of Singapore woman in carpark
Singapore — A Malaysian general worker has been charged with the armed robbery of a Singapore woman in her car at the Geylang Bahru carpark last Sunday afternoon. On Friday the court heard how that Lee Heong Chye, a 35-year-old originally from Penang, allegedly used a penknife to rob the woman of her valuables worth […]
3 Singapore Lamborghinis burn in accident in Malaysia
Seremban, Malaysia — Three Singapore-owned Lamborghinis crashed and burned in an accident in Malaysia Friday morning, but all drivers and passengers managed to escape unhurt, according to reports. The Singaporean nationals were in a convoy of five vehicles heading to Kuala Lumpur, according to Malaysia’s Berita Harian. The accident occurred at about 9:57am at Kilometre 259 along […]
Sister says Malaysian in London Maoist group not a ‘slave’
UPDATED: Kuala Lumpur — The sister of the Malaysian woman who was one of three allegedly held captive for 30 years by London Maoist group said her sister was not a “slave” after visiting her. Siti Aishah arrived in London around 1968 as a top student, but joined a radical left wing group and turned […]
Singapore envoy denies knowledge of spying on Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur — Singapore High Commissioner Ong Keng Yong denied any knowledge of helping the United States spy on Malaysia in a meeting with officials in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. The envoy was called in to clarify Australian media reports that alleged Singapore intelligence had been working with Western nations to spy on Asian countries, […]
Malaysia summons Singapore commissioner on spying reports
Kuala Lumpur — Malaysia said it will summon Singapore’s high commissioner to respond to reports of spying which risk damaging ties between the two neighboring countries. The allegations come via leaked documents by U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden, which reveal Singapore has helped the U.S. and Australia spy on Malaysia and Indonesia since the 1970s. […]
Three students detained in Malaysia for downloading films
Putrajaya — Three teenage students in Malaysia have been detained in raids at their houses for allegedly downloading local films without permit. The students, one age 15 and two aged 18, were detained during raids code named “Ops Spyglass” in Selangor and Penang on October 29 and November 8, said Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism […]
Singapore helps US spy on Malaysia says Snowden document
Kuala Lumpur — Singapore helps the US spy on Malaysia, according to more secret documents leaked by intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden. It has been revealed that Singapore is a key partner of the “5-Eyes” intelligence group known to have tapped telephones and monitored communications networks in Kuala Lumpur. Quoting the Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad, Australian’s Fairfax […]
Johor makes Friday and Saturday weekend holidays
Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar declared a change of the Malaysian state’s weekend holidays to Friday and Saturday instead of Saturday and Sunday beginning January 1, 2014. The Sultan announced the decision during the investiture ceremony on Saturday held in conjunction with his 55th birthday. He said the decision to make Friday and […]
Taiwanese tourist murder in Malaysia linked to Al-Qaeda
Malaysian police have linked the murder of a Taiwanese tourist and the kidnapping of his wife to the Philippines’ Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic terrorist group with links to Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda. Heavily armed gunmen shot 57-year-old Hsu Li-min and kidnapped his wife, 58-year-old Chang An-wei, early Friday morning on Pom Pom Island in […]
Teacher gets 12 years jail for rape of student in Malaysia
Putrajaya, Malaysia — A former teacher rape student lost his final appeal Friday against a 12-year jail sentence and seven strokes of the rotan for raping a 12-year-old student in a school science lab in Malaysia four years ago. Court of Appeal judge Datuk Azahar Mohamed, who chaired the three-member panel, told defendent Yek Hock […]
Murder, kidnap of Chinese couple in Pom Pom Island Malaysia
Johor Baru, Malaysia — Police say they are on the trail of the suspects in the murder and kidnapping of two tourists from China in Pom-Pom Island, Semporna, Sabah early Friday morning. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the incident occurred about 1am, and that the Chinese couple was believed to be married, […]
Singapore lifts death penalty for Malaysian drug trafficker
Singapore — Singapore has lifted the death penalty for Yong Vui Kong, a Malaysian convicted of drug trafficking, and commuted his sentence to life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane. In 2009, Yong was sentenced to hang for smuggling 47 grams of heroin into Singapore in 2007 when he was 19. Trafficking more than […]
Artists finish longest wall murals in Georgetown, Malaysia
Georgetown, Malaysia — Last week six young artists completed the longest collection of wall murals in Georgetown, which tell stories of Penang island’s colonial past. It took the artists 13 months of hard work to finish the paintings on the 50.3 meter-long (165 feet) wall of the flood mitigation pump house along Gat Lebuh Magazine […]
Pirates hijack second tanker in a month near Singapore
Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off the Malaysian coast near Singapore, said the International Maritime Bureau, the second such incident in a month near Asia’s biggest oil-trading hub. Armed with guns and knives, 10 pirates boarded a tanker in the Strait of Malacca, some 13.5 kilometers (7.3 nautical miles) west of Malaysia’s Pulau Kukup, […]
Two detained in Malaysia kidnapping case of British boy
Kuala Lumpur — (UPDATE) Malaysian police have detained a Filipino domestic worker previously employed by the family of the 20-month-old British boy who was abducted from his home in the Bangsar suburb on Friday night, as well as her boyfriend. City Criminal Investigation Department chief SAC Datuk Ku Chin Wah said the 39-year-old Filipina and […]
Internet may have aided in release of kidnapped British boy
Kuala Lumpur — (UPDATE) As the mother, and a captivated nation, breathed a huge sigh of relief when the 20-month-old British boy who was kidnapped from his home on Friday evening was found unharmed Saturday afternoon, the realization that the Internet and social media may have played a role in the happy ending was not […]
Public urged to help find British boy kidnapped in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia British boy kidnapped — (UPDATE) The kidnapping of a 20-month-old British boy from his home in an affluent suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has sent shockwaves through the neighborhood. A friend of the family has urged the media to help find the boy, and a photo of the boy and an accompanying message […]
2 year old British boy kidnapped in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — The two-year-old son of a British expatriate was kidnapped at their home on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur today. The mother, Sarah Joseph, sustained injuries to her arms from a machete when she tried to prevent the kidnapper from getting away with the child, said a friend of the mother. The […]
Thailand ranks low in English index, Malaysia first in Asia
Thailand ranked near the bottom in a global English proficiency survey of 60 countries where English is not the mother tongue, coming in at 55th place in the world. Malaysia scored the highest in the Asia region, followed by Singapore, India, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and China. Worldwide, the […]
Malaysia tells Australia spying could damage relations
Kuala Lumpur — Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman told his Australian counterpart Julie Bishop on Friday that spying activities should not be conducted among friendly nations as it could damage relations. In a statement, he said he conveyed this message to Bishop in Perth on the sidelines of the 13th Ministers of Indian […]