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Malaysia proposes 10 years’ jail for ‘fake news’
Mar 26, 2018 08:03Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government tabled a bill in parliament on Monday outlawing “fake news,” with hefty fines and up to 10 years in jail, raising more concerns about media freedom in the wake of a multi-billion dollar graft scandal.
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Malaysian parliament to be dissolved in late March
Mar 16, 2018 09:08Malaysia's parliament will be dissolved on March 28, 29, or 30, making way for general elections that must be held by August, The Star newspaper said on Thursday without giving any sources for the report.
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Malaysia’s Mahathir hospitalized for chest infection
Feb 10, 2018 10:33Malaysia’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 09:56The 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 15:16Malaysian 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 10:56Malaysia 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 16:30Malaysia'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 01:38Thousands 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 15:23Five 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 09:47The 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.