Malaysia

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…

North Korea said it would cut diplomatic relations with Malaysia after a court in the Southeast Asian nation ruled that a North Korean man could be extradited to the United States to face money-laundering charges, state media reported on…

Malaysia's government on Friday defended a new law aimed at tackling rampant fake news related to COVID-19 and an ongoing state of emergency, as critics warned it could be used to silence dissent and curtail free of speech. The emergency…

Malaysia has deported 1,086 Myanmar nationals, despite a court order temporarily halting the repatriation amid concerns that the group could be at risk if they are returned to military-ruled Myanmar. Kairul Dzaimee Daud, director-general…

About 1,000 people in Malaysia's southern state of Johor have been placed in temporary evacuation centres after flooding caused by two days of heavy rain. “Based on the reports I’ve received, rain will continue for the next one…