Malaysia

The Malaysian government has agreed to advise the country's king that parliament will resume for five days from July 26 to Aug. 2, the office of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Monday. The sitting will be held to present a national…

Malaysian palm oil futures extended losses to below RM3,400 a tonne in the third week of June, hovering at levels not seen in 4 months, and extending an 11.3% plunge in the previous week, amid concerns over lower exports and…

Malaysia reported 6,999 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total infections in the country to 565,533 as it is planning set up more mega vaccination centers and get private doctors to join immunization efforts, after five…

Malaysia has reported 9,020 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the highest daily toll since the start of the pandemic. This is the fifth straight day of new record infections, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 558,534.…

Malaysia has imposed a new nationwide lockdown on Monday, as the country is struggling to curb the rising coronavirus cases and highly infectious variants that the government said are testing its health system. Read Also: Malaysia makes…

Malaysia will begin a parallel COVID-19 inoculation programme this week for people who chose to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine, after it was removed from an ongoing rollout due to public fears over its safety, a minister said on Monday.…

Malaysia has detected its first case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant first identified in India. Read Also: Malaysia defends coronavirus fake news law amid free speech outcry Health Minister Adham Baba said on Sunday, days…

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT.O) will invest $1 billion over the next five years in Malaysia as part of a new partnership programme with government agencies and local companies, the Malaysian Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, disclosed on…

Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak, has been served with a bankruptcy notice for failing to pay more than $400m in unpaid taxes. In a Facebook post late on Tuesday, Najib described the move as an attempt to destroy his…

Malaysia’s Court of Appeal on Monday began hearing a bid by former Prime Minister Najib Razak to set aside his conviction on corruption charges in a case linked to a multi-billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB. Najib, who was voted…