Malaysian news site faces contempt of court case
The case against Malaysiakini and editor-in-chief Steven Gan relates to 5 readers' comments posted under an article that were critical of the judiciary, with the attorney general saying they had eroded public confidence in the courts
Malaysia police question Australian Al Jazeera journalists
The probe into the Qatar-based network's program adds concerns about a widening media crackdown in Malaysia since a coalition headed by a scandal-plagued party took power in March
Malaysia drops another high-profile corruption case
Musa Aman, ex-leader of Sabah state, is a senior member of the United Malays National Organization, which took control of the national government as part of a coalition in March
Former Malaysian PM Mahathir, 4 others sacked from Bersatu party
Mahathir Mohamad and 4 other federal lawmakers, including Mahathir's son, are sacked from the Bersatu Party for sitting with the opposition during a parliamentary event
Malaysia drops charges against 'Wolf of Wall Street' producer
Riza Aziz, who is also the stepson of Malaysia's disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak, is accused of allegedly receiving nearly $250 million from the sovereign wealth fund 1MDB
U.S. announces $49-million settlement in Malaysia 1MDB scandal
The US Justice Department says it has now returned or helped Malaysia recover nearly $1.1 billion in funds and assets
Ramadan on collision course with virus for Asia's Muslims
Asia is home to some of the world's largest Muslim populations stretching from the Indonesian archipelago to the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan, and close to a billion Muslims live in the region
Indonesia busts Malaysians for virus-mask smuggling
Authorities in Sumatra's Medan city prevent a pair of Malaysians from trying to smuggle 12,000 face masks back to their home country
Malaysia anti-graft chief who investigated 1MDB quits
Latheefa Koya, a leading human rights activist who had been head of the anti-corruption commission since June, insists she was not pressured
Turmoil in Malaysia as PM Mahathir resigns
(4th UPDATE) Mahathir Mohamad, who already submitted his resignation to the king, is appointed interim leader until a new premier is found
Malaysia 1MDB fugitive spotted in virus-hit Chinese city
Low Taek Jho – commonly known as Jho Low – is accused of playing a major role in plundering billions of dollars from sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad
Malaysia's former first lady goes on trial for corruption
Rosmah Mansor, wife of ex-prime minister Najib Razak, is on trial for allegedly bankrolling a luxurious lifestyle with kickbacks and stolen public money
Malaysian financier denies masterminding 1MDB graft scandal
Low Taek Jho is charged in Malaysia and the US for allegedly playing a major role in the theft of billions of dollars from sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad
Malaysia's Anwar quizzed over sex assault claims
Malaysia's leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim is questioned by police over allegations he sexually assaulted a male former aide
Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak takes stand in 1MDB trial
(UPDATED) Najib went on trial in April over the controversy, in a case centering on the transfer of $10.1 million from a former 1MDB unit into his bank accounts. He denies any wrongdoing.
Naked Dutch model's death plunge was murder, say Malaysian police
Malaysian police say that the death of Ivana Smit in December 2017, who reportedly lived in Malaysia since childhood, had been reclassified as murder and they were re-opening investigations
Malaysia arrests almost 700 Chinese over cyber scam
With a fairly open visa regime and relatively developed telecommunications infrastructure, Malaysia becomes a hotspot for foreigners looking to set up centers to run online scams
Malaysian ex-PM Najib's 1st 1MDB trial to proceed
High Court judge Mohamad Nazlan Mohamad Ghazali rules the case is strong enough to go forward and Najib should enter his defense
Malaysia detains Cambodian opposition figure
(UPDATED) Mu Sochua, deputy leader of Sam Rainsy's Cambodia National Rescue Party, is held at Kuala Lumpur airport late Wednesday, Human Rights Watch says
U.S. agrees $700 million settlement including luxury hotel, jet over 1MDB
Jho Low relinquishes the assets under the largest ever US civil forfeiture, intended to recover cash allegedly stolen in the 1MDB scandal which helped topple Malaysia's corruption-plagued former regime.
Malaysia looks to strengthen navy as sea tensions grow
Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah says the government wants to 'control the presence' of warships in the sea, in part by boosting the strength of its navy
British pedophile jailed for Malaysia abuse found dead in UK prison
A UK Prison Service spokesman confirms Richard Huckle died on Sunday at Full Sutton Prison in northern England.
Malaysian lawmakers repeal 'fake news' law
It was the second attempt by the lower house to overturn the law after MPs voted to repeal it last year only for the upper chamber to block it. But the upper house is only able to block a bill once, meaning the law will now be scrapped.
Malaysia seeking fines of $100 million in expanded 1MDB probe
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission says it hopes to recover roughly 420 million ringgit ($100 million) from 80 individuals, companies and political parties – including Nazir Razak, the brother of former prime minister Najib Razak
Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools over forest fires haze
The school closures affect at least 1.7 million students in Malaysia. It is not clear how many pupils were forced to stay home in neighboring Indonesia.
Haze closes Malaysia schools, sparks fears for Singapore F1
Illegal fires to clear land for agricultural plantations blaze out of control on Sumatra and Borneo islands. Jakarta deploys thousands of security forces and water-bombing aircraft to tackle them.
Malaysia piles pressure on Indonesia over smog-belching fires
An official in Sarawak state on Borneo – where air quality dropped to very unhealthy levels this week – demands Indonesia to send face masks and medical supplies to Malaysia for those affected by the pollution
Malaysia ex-PM Najib 'pivotal' in 1MDB plunder, trial hears
(UPDATED) Wednesday's trial is the biggest, with Najib Razak accused of 21 counts of money-laundering and 4 of abuse of power, on allegations he illicitly obtained 2.28 billion ringgit from 1MDB
Indian preacher sorry to Malaysians for race remarks
Zakir Naik says in a statement his detractors had taken his remarks out of context and added 'strange fabrications'
Malaysia ex-PM Najib's major 1MDB trial postponed
It is the second trial linked to state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad that Najib Razak is due to face since his long-ruling coalition suffered a shock election loss last year.
Starvation likely killed Franco-Irish teen in Malaysia, no sign foul play
(UPDATED) But the lawyer of her family, who believe she may have been abducted, says it is too early to rule out a criminal element in the case
Body of missing Franco-Irish teen found in Malaysia jungle
Her family believes the teen, who had learning difficulties, had been abducted but police classified it as a missing person case.
Malaysia files charges against 17 current, ex-Goldman execs over 1MDB
Billions of dollars are looted from the country's sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad in a globe-spanning fraud
Malaysian divers scour river in hunt for missing teen
Nora Quoirin goes missing on Sunday morning after checking in with her family to the Dusun Resort, about an hour from the capital Kuala Lumpur
Singapore returning millions linked to Malaysia's 1MDB scandal
The city-state is one of several countries that launched probes into allegations that billions of dollars were misappropriated from Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB
'Justice for the dead' sought 5 years after MH17 crash
The remembrance services in the Netherlands and Kuala Lumpur come less than a month after international investigators charged 3 Russians and a Ukrainian with the murder of the 298 people who died
Malaysian MPs back lowering voting age to 18
The Southeast Asian nation is one of a handful of countries around the world that limits voting to those aged over 21, and the change still has to be debated and passed in the country's senate before it can become law
Malaysia proposes softening drug laws
The move is a crucial step "towards achieving a rational drug policy that puts science and public health before punishment and incarceration," he said in a statement on Thursday.
Scores ill, schools closed in Malaysia due to toxic fumes
It is the second serious incident involving poisonous gas in Pasir Gudang district, in southern Johor state, in 3 months after thousands of people got sick in March when waste was dumped in a river and emitted noxious fumes
Malaysian PM vows ahead of ASEAN to help Rohingya bound for country
'They are refugees. As much as we can do for them, we will,' the 93-year-old premier tells reporters on the sidelines of a business forum in Bangkok
3 elephants found poisoned in Malaysia
The dead animals are believed to be part of a herd of 30 elephants from the nearby forest reserve in Johor, Malaysia
Mahathir says Malaysia will use Huawei 'as much as possible'
Mahathir Mohamad, speaking at a conference in Tokyo, acknowledges the security concerns regarding Huawei but says they would not deter Malaysia
Malaysia to ship back hundreds of tons of plastic waste
'We urge developed countries to stop shipping garbage to our country,' says Yeo Bee Yin, Malaysia's minister of energy, technology, science, environment and climate change
Malaysian teen takes own life after Instagram poll
Majority of the 16-year-old's Instagram respondents vote for D rather than L, which apparently mean 'Die' or 'Live,' respectively
Malaysia foils ISIS-linked plot, seizes explosives
The suspects – a Malaysian who led the group, two Rohingya from Myanmar and one Indonesian – are detained last week in raids around Kuala Lumpur and in eastern Terengganu state
Ex-Goldman banker pleads not guilty on 1MDB charges in U.S. court
Malaysian Ng Chong Hwa, a former managing director at the bank charged in both Malaysia and America over the 1MDB fraud, is extradited to the US, Malaysian attorney-general Tommy Thomas says
Vietnamese woman in Kim Jong-nam murder case freed
(UPDATED) After a lengthy trial, Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong is freed after she pleaded guilty last month to a lesser charge of 'causing injury' over the 2017 assassination of Kim Jong-nam
Anger as Malaysian cleared of murdering Indonesian maid
Prominent Malaysian human rights lawyer Eric Paulsen calls the decision 'shocking and unacceptable'
Malaysia revives massive China-backed project
The 140-billion ringgit ($34 billion) Bandar Malaysia development in Kuala Lumpur is expected to attract financial institutions and companies, and will be an interchange for a number of rail lines
Malaysia ex-PM Najib's 1MDB graft trial resumes
Najib Razak earlier denies 7 charges related to the theft of 42 million ringgit ($10.2 million) from SRC International, a former 1MDB unit
