The number of people affected by the floods in four Malaysian states, "Johor, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan and Malka" has risen to 31,375 as of Thursday evening, according to the Malaysian national news agency "Bernama".
The annual monsoon floods in the (...)
Malaysian riot police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday at a crowd of protesters who had converged on the centre of the capital city Kuala Lumpur.
At least 25,000 protesters had marched on the city's historic Merdeka (Independence) square (...)
The Malaysian government donated about $100,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
A press statement from the Malaysian foreign ministry said this contribution indicates Malaysia's ongoing (...)
Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al Thani, the Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak, the Malaysian Prime Minister held a session of official talks here today.
During the session, they discussed the (...)
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on
Thursday urged his ruling party to change in order to gain back the
support of voters, ahead of national polls, dpa reported.
Najib said that the United Malays National Organization, or Umno,
stood to (...)
AlHijjah 28, 1432, Nov 24, 2011, SPA -- Three people have died and thousands have
evacuated their homes as two Malaysian states faced rising floods
Thursday, dpa reported.
Some 3,500 people were in temporary relief centres after heavy
rainfall (...)
AlQa'dah 24, 1432, Oct 22, 2011, SPA -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Najib Abdulrazaq expressed deep condolences and sincere sympathy to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the death of the Crown Prince (...)
AlQa'dah 9, 1432, Oct 7, 2011, SPA -- The Saudi National team drawn 0-0 with its Indonesian counterpart in a friendly match today.
This match came within the preparations of the Saudi national team to play with Thailand in Bangkok in the Asian (...)
AlQa'dah 2, 1432, Sep 30, 2011, SPA -- Malaysian police rescued 136 people believed to be victims of human trafficking in the first eight months of this year, a newspaper reported Friday, according to dpa.
The alleged victims, 71 men, 40 women (...)
Members of an indigenous tribe in Borneo have lost a case in Malaysia's top court challenging the state's seizure of land to build a massive dam, according to AP.
The verdict caps a long legal struggle by a group of villagers who claim authorities (...)
A top Malaysian police official claimed Britain's riots vindicate the Southeast Asian nation's sharp crackdown on large-scale political demonstrations, saying street protests can turn into "nightmares," according to AP.
Malaysian authorities have (...)
Malaysian rescue officers have recovered the bodies of seven people who were killed by a landslide at a popular hill resort at the weekend, officials confirmed Monday.
The landslide followed heavy rainfall at the base of the Cameron Highlands hill (...)
Malaysia and Australia sealed a pact Monday to swap refugees.
The deal will see Australia send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia over the next four years in exchange for Australia resettling 4,000 registered refugees.
Malaysian Home Minister (...)
Malaysia banned the import of horses from Australia for racing due to an outbreak of the deadly Hendra virus, AP reported.
Veterinary department deputy director-general Ibrahim Che' Embong told The Star newspaper the ban was a precautionary move (...)
Malaysian police on Friday were putting up
road blocks and spot checking vehicles entering Kuala Lumpur ahead of
a planned lockdown to block a protest for electoral reform, according to dpa.
Activists have said they plan to hold the (...)
Malaysian police rescued 30 children and four
teachers unharmed on Thursday after firing tear gas into a
kindergarten and killing the hammer-wielding man who had apparently
taken them hostage, a news report said, according to dpa.
Police from (...)
The Asian football qualifying tournament for London Olympic Games 2012 lots which was drawn in Kuala Lumpur today placed Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and South Korea in Group A.
Group B includes United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Australia and Uzbekistan (...)
Two landslides that hit a Malaysian orphanage killed 15 boys and one adult but nine people survived, police said Sunday after a nearly 15-hour rescue mission ended.
District police chief Abdul Rashid Wahab said the bodies of 15 boys, aged 8 to 18, (...)
Malaysian rescuers were working to recover the injured and dead from an orphanage buried in a landslide Saturday in Hulu Langat outside Kuala Lumpur, UPI reported.
The landslide buried 23 children under the age of 18 and rescue workers pulled six (...)
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Abdul-Razak starts later today a working visit to New York and Washington, which will last for nine days.
In a statement issued here this morning, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said "the visit reaffirms the two (...)
Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato' Sri Mohamed Najib Tun Abdul Razak today said that his country supports the measures taken by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to achieve long-term peace, reconciliation and stability in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
In (...)
Malaysia will accept 800 asylum seekers who entered Australia illegally by sea in a groundbreaking deal between the two countries.
A joint government statement late Saturday said that in return, Australia will resettle 4,000 registered refugees (...)
Malaysia and India are set to
discuss key issues like politics, security and trade at their fifth Joint Commission meeting here on Tuesday, in yet another step towards taking their ties to the strategic partnership-
level as envisioned by their (...)
Awwal 17, 1432 H/April 21, 2011, SPA -- Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato Seri - Mohamed Najib Tun received here today Sheikh Dr. Abdurrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, Imam and Khateeb (preacher) of the Grand Mosque, within his current official visit (...)
Awwal 16, 1432 H/April 20, 2011, SPA -- Within his current visit to the Kingdom of Malaysia, Dr. Abdurrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, Imam and Khateeb (Preacher) of the Grand Mosque, (Al-Masjid al Haram) in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, paid today a visit (...)