Malaysia News

Malaysian police arrested two Iranian nationals on charges of possessing 4 kilograms of methamphetamines worth about 1 million ringgit , reports said Tuesday.

Two American Latin tourists were charged in the Sessions Court here with robbing a German diamond trader last month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 -- In a random survey, the United Nations Children's Fund has found that three to four per cent of Malaysian children are not attending school, despite reaching school-going age.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 -- Tan Sri Ambrin Buang has been reappointed as the Auditor-General for two more years from Feb 23, 2010 to Feb 22, 2012, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan announced on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Wanita MCA chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun, not re-appointed into the presidential council , will be made an invited member instead, said party information and communication bureau chief Senator Heng Seai Kee.

KUALA LUMPUR: An influential figure in the building and construction industry died without regaining consciousness yesterday, two days after he jumped out of a window on the first floor of his home in a bid to escape armed robbers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Fri: MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has met with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak regarding developments in the party.

Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian woman, in a bid to become a man by removing her breasts, lost both her nipples after botched sex-change surgery, reports said on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malay sian Anti-Corruption Commis sion cannot interrogate witnes ses beyond office hours, the High Court has declared in a landmark ruling.

National carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd will introduce a basic Exora multi-purpose vehicle tomorrow, two days before the launch of the new Perodua MPV.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Shares of Malaysia's top mobile phone company Maxis Berhad jumped 9.2 percent on their return to the bourse Thursday following the biggest share sale ever in Southeast Asia.

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today he will meet warring factions in MCA to find a solution to the deepening crisis in the party.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 18 -- A total of 15,000 cows will be imported from Thailand for the Aidiladha sacrificial slaughter, said Veterinary Services Department deputy director-general Dr Ibrahim Embong.

THE Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Ministry has maintained that Kuala Lumpur City Halla s controversial RM32.4 million flower deal is open and above board.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 -- Malaysia is ranked 21, as among countries sending students to the United States , with 5,942 having enrolled for the 2008/09 academic year.

The Malaysian economy can return to a potential growth rate of about 6 per cent by 2012 if structural reforms are carried out as planned and the global economy continues to improve, a World Bank economist said.

Islamic authorities charged a popular Muslim scholar on Wednesday with delivering an illegal lecture in what critics considered an attempt by conservative clerics to silence one of Malaysia's most progressive preachers.

IPOH: The floods situation in Perak is still bad as the number of people evacuated in the Kerian district rose to 1,166 this morning from 545 yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Tourism Ministry and Home Ministry will identify factors that draw Africans to Malaysia and who they are in an effort to curb social problems involving this group of visitors.

KUALA LUMPUR: MCA grassroots leaders from 155 of the party's 191 divisions turned up at a closed-door dialogue to endorse the greater unity plan as the top party leadership pledged to hold fresh polls for the central committee.