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Malaysia’s Mahathir hospitalized for chest infection
Feb 10, 2018 14:03Malaysia’s veteran former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who has been picked to lead an opposition bid for election victory, has been admitted to hospital with a chest infection, authorities said Saturday.
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North Korean leader’s brother met American before death: Lead Malaysian investigator
Jan 30, 2018 13:26The half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, who was killed last February, met a United States national, possibly an intelligence agent, at a hotel in Malaysia four days before his death, the lead Malaysian investigator in the case says.
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Sociologist Syed Farid slams sectarianism, prosecution of Shia Muslims in Malaysia
Jan 28, 2018 18:46Malaysian author and scholar Syed Farid Alatas blamed the silent majority of Muslims in Malaysia for the existence of sectarianism and the oppression and harassment of Shia Muslims in the country.
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Malaysia setting up special court on human trafficking as cases soar
Jan 15, 2018 14:26Malaysia is setting up a special court to tackle rising numbers of human trafficking cases, in a move welcomed by campaigners who say it would help deliver justice to victims.
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Malaysia opposition names Mahathir as candidate for prime minister
Jan 07, 2018 20:00Malaysia's opposition coalition on Sunday named 92-year-old former premier Mahathir Mohamad as its prime ministerial candidate for a general election that must be called by August.
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Thousands of Malaysian people protest Trump's decision on Al-Quds
Dec 09, 2017 05:08Thousands of protesters have gathered in downtown Kuala Lumpur to demonstrate against US President Donald Trump's decision to move the US embassy in Tel Aviv to al-Quds.
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Five dead, thousands evacuated as floods hit Malaysia's Penang
Nov 05, 2017 18:53Five people have been killed and over 3,000 evacuated after a storm triggered serious flooding Sunday in Malaysia's Penang, with the state's historic capital under murky brown water.
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Body of missing Malaysian mountaineer recovered in Damavand after nearly one year
Oct 30, 2017 13:17The body of a Malaysian mountain climber, who went missing last November as he was descending the highest peak in the country and the Middle East, Damavand, has been recovered.
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Fourteen feared dead in Malaysian landslide
Oct 21, 2017 12:53Two workers were found dead and 12 others were missing Saturday after a landslide at a construction site on the popular Malaysian tourist island of Penang, officials said.
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Qatari emir in Malaysia in blow to Saudi Arabia
Oct 16, 2017 16:08Malaysia has rolled out the red carpet for Qatar's emir, who is on his first trip to Southeast Asia amid a simmering diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and its allies.