Malaysia News

By Zarul Effendi Razali KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 -- Japanese corporations may be looking at Malaysia, among other Southeast Asian countries, as a hub for their operations in certain sectors moving forward, an expert said.

A woman checks her mobile phone as she walks past Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, June 20, 2013.

KUALA LUMPUR: Two more Pakistan nationals have been charged with murder of American volunteer pastor David James Ginter in May. Shaheen Murad, 37, and Hassan Raza, 21, were charged before the Ampang magistrate of murdering Ginter, 62, at his home in Taman Sri Ukay, in Hulu Klang here between 5.30pm on May 3 and 10.45am the next day.

By Mohd Khairi Idham Amran KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 -- Economic stability in the Asean region amid sluggish European and the United States' economies helped boost interest in UEM Sunrise Bhd's property project in the Iskandar Malaysia economic corridor.

Children wait for their relatives to return from Malaysia at Rangoon International Airport in Rangoon on June 15, 2013.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will add a new daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur to offer a double daily service from July 15, 2013.

Police have said Rev. David Ginter died of asphyxiation in his home in a suburb near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's main city, on May 4. A neighbor found his body bound with cloth after his wife failed to contact him while she was visiting her home country of Australia.

In this Thursday, March 14, 2013 photo released by Malaysia's Ministry of Defense, Malaysian soldiers discuss strategies at Sungai Nyamuk where a stand-off with Filipino gunmen took place, near Tanduo village in Lahad Datu, Borneo's Sabah state, Malaysia.

Petaling Jaya , June 18 : Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri will rely on the short putter in his hunt for a fourth Asian Tour title at the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters Thursday.

The police held simultaneous raids in seven locations nationwide early this morning in search of a housewife, Halimah Hussein, who is suspected of being affiliated with the terrorist group, Tanzim Al-Qaeda Malaysia.

Thousands of Malaysians voted abroad during the 13th general election. Many more returned from Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, London and Taiwan, traditionally places with large numbers of Malaysians, to exercise their right to suffrage on May 5th.

THE Flying Kangaroo has leaped back into a prestigious list of the world's best airlines, only to be outdone by its partner airline.

Top 10 airlines in the world

1. Emirates

2. Qatar Airways

3. Singapore Airlines

4. ANA All Nippon Airways

5. Asiana Airlines

6. Cathay Pacific Airways

7. Etihad Airways

8. Garuda Indonesia

9. Turkish Airlines

10.Qantas Airways

Every time the haze hits Port Klang, Malaysia's busiest port, the residents there sigh with resignation, and tell each other to drink more water and stay indoors.

KUCHING: What is the chance of a broken tree branch falling on the windscreen of a moving car and killing its passenger or driver? Considering that there are few places in Sarawak where trees actually line up the road sides for miles and miles , that kind of tragedy is very rare.

Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work Tuesday after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years.

Mark Baker, photographer and acting bureau chief for The Associated Press in Kuala Lumpur, has been promoted to chief of bureau for Malaysia and Singapore.

In the wake of attacks on Burmese migrants in Malaysia, 167 Burmese nationals returned to Burma from Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Eleven News reported.

Malaysia is an important and growing source of tourists to Victoria with 94,000 Malaysian tourists recorded to have visited the Australian state in first quarter of this year.

KUALA LUMPUR: NS BlueScope Steel Sdn Bhd, which manufactures metallic-coated and organic coated steel, is eyeing huge infrastructure projects here, says its chief.

ABOARD THE EASTERN & ORIENTAL EXPRESS - Standing on the open-air observation platform as the train lumbered noisily along the tracks, I nursed one of those tropical drinks noted for its jade green color and pyramid of fruit perched precariously on the rim of the glass.