The man has been charged with sexually assaulting and killing Irene Chung of Sibu who was studying at a university in Taiwan.
Myanmar men caught crossing illegally from Malaysia
Eleven Myanmar men who said they had been working on trawlers in Malaysia have been arrested in Sungai Kolok district after illegally crossing the Sungai Kolok River into Thailand. They could produce …
1,581 new cases push Malaysia past 100,000 mark
Malaysia has crossed the 100,000 mark with 1,581 new Covid-19 infections. The new cases reported over the past 24 hours pushed the country’s tally to 100,318. Of the total, two were imported while the …
Covid-19 in Malaysia: Cases hit 100,000 mark
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia surpassed the 100,000-mark with 1,581 new Covid-19 cases as of noon today, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 100,318.
Travel ban lifted in Malaysia, but some staying put at home
Mr Euphraim Yuvaraj travels to visit his grandmother and other relatives in Taiping, Perak, some 250km north of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tropical Malaysia Works to Boost Cold-Storage, Get More COVID-19 Shots
Malaysia said on Wednesday it was talking with Pfizer and other companies to secure more COVID-19 vaccine doses to cover 83% of its population, and is drawing up plans to arrange ultra-cold storage in …
BAT moving shared services to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The British American Tobacco (BAT) has decided to move its shared services operations from Malaysia …
In Malaysia, is Shafie Apdal vs Anwar Ibrahim a contest for opposition leadership?
On December 15, the Malaysian parliament passed its final reading of next year’s budget. The measure, which was passed 111 to 108, was – in reality – approval of the country’s biggest-ever budget as …
Coronavirus: Malaysia launches 10-year tourism plan after $32 billion loss in 2020
KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) – Malaysia on Wednesday (Dec 23) launched a 10-year plan to restart its battered tourism sector, which is estimated to have lost more than RM100 billion (S$32.87 billion) this …
Time for Malaysia to think about setting carbon neutrality target
Five years since the landmark Paris Climate Agreement was adopted, the quality of the policy responses to climate change remains mixed.