Malaysia News

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.

Epsom College in Malaysia is due to welcome its first pupils in September 2014, four years after construction on the site south of Kuala Lumpur started.

At least one hundred jobs are expected to be generated later this year as the Malaysian-based global Tune Hotels opens its new 225-room hotel and operational headquarters in Melbourne.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 -- Only 28 per cent of the 12 million work force in Malaysia are highly skilled, said Deputy Human Resource Minister Datuk Ismail Abdul Mutalib.

I've done plenty of interviews in coffee shops, but this is the first one I've done at a Starbucks in Kuala Lumpur.

Fifty Myanmar nationals are expected to be charged at the Sessions Court in Sepang today for illegal entry into Malaysia.

All ready to do Malaysia proud, but more importantly, this is the beginning of the creation of a pool of talent conversant in underground work, especially in bored tunneling.

WAM KUALA LUMPUR: The decrease in Malaysia's trade surplus recorded in early 2013 is not a cause for concern as adjustment is taking place, according to the Secretary-General of the Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry , Dr. Rebecca Sta Maria.

Harrow Asian Deaf Club the will be having Nehal Bhogaita who was crowned Miss India Worldwide 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, earlier this year for the summer event.

KUALA LUMPUR: A 55-year-old man was stabbed to death during a quarrel near a shopping centre at Jalan 1/77B, off Jalan Imbi here this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Sunday was shrouded with haze from forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra causing "unhealthy" levels of pollution in six areas.