Malaysian Pannir Selvam Pranthanam’s fate as a prisoner on Singapore’s death row seemed sealed, but his family remained doggedly determined to save him even by going so far as to carry out their own investigative work.
National carriers Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Malaysia Airlines (MAS) on Thursday (Jun 27) signed a preliminary agreement that could see them “significantly” expand codeshare flights.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and former presidents should feel ashamed by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who needed just one year to realize his commitment to addressing the entrenched corruption and abuse of power that have brought his predecessor and former man Najib Razak to trial.
Malaysia’s government is clamping down hard on illegal factories importing plastic waste from other countries. In recent weeks, Malaysia has also sent back shipments of such waste to their countries of origin. But as Melissa Goh reports, authorities face an uphill battle, plagued by poor enforcement and alleged corruption.
Syaikhah Izzah Zahrah Al Ansari, the first woman detained for radicalism under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in Singapore, has been released.
A former Miss Moscow who married the King of Malaysia has posted the first official photos of their wedding on social media, breaking the couple’s public silence six months after rumours of their nuptials went viral globally when the monarch abdicated in January.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad reiterated on Tuesday (Jun 25) that Putrajaya has accepted the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over Pedra Branca, citing it as an example of how the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states have worked together based on mutual respect.
More than 400 schools in the Malaysian state of Johor are closed after 75 students experienced breathing difficulties and vomiting.
A disabled widower was killed in the Malaysian state of Perak on Sunday (Jun 23) after he was beaten with a stick spiked with nails.
Two Malaysian men were recently caught trying to smuggle e-cigarettes and related paraphernalia into Singapore by strapping the items to their legs, the authorities said on Thursday (Jun 20).
Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency has begun legal action to recover 270 million ringgit ($65.1m) embezzled from the scandal-ridden state fund 1MDB, and estimates assets overseas worth a further $5bn may also be recoverable.
Malaysian palm oil futures jumped more than 1% on Wednesday as traders bet upcoming export data would overshoot forecasts.
Malaysia has launched a work visa program targeting tech freelancers that addresses a demand for blockchain capable talents, local news outlet the Star reported on June 18.
Apple Inc has asked its major suppliers to assess the cost implications of moving 15%-30% of their production capacity from China to Southeast Asia as it prepares for a restructuring of its supply chain, according to a Nikkei Asian Review report on Wednesday.
Some time in the future, peninsular Malaysia might be connected to Sumatra seeing that the Indonesian government is currently studying the possibility of building a bridge connecting the two nations as part of its plans to develop and enhance its toll highways.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday (Jun 20) that Russia is being made a scapegoat for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and questioned the objectivity of the investigations into the 2014 disaster.
Singapore welcomed Malaysia’s plans to build sheltered walkways across the Causeway, although it has yet to receive any official proposal or communication on the plans.
A two-year-old girl from Myanmar died in Malaysia after she hit a rotating ceiling fan while playing with her uncle, the police said on Wednesday (Jun 19).
We take a look back at six hardships he went through in his 19-year career and how they also helped to define him as a player and person.
The quality of primary and secondary school education in Malaysia is only worth 9.1 years of schooling even though pupils study an average of 12.2 years, when compared to South Korea or Singapore, a World Bank study shows.