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The report, which characterizes Malaysia as an emerging “epicenter of international intrigue” over recent high-profile assassinations and known contraband trading, alleges that Hamas has leveraged its political ties with the Malaysian government in a bid to use the Muslim majority Southeast Asian country ...

Malaysia's government has dissolved the Parliament to make way for the 14th General Election (GE14). The country will go to the polls on ... Najib's tenure saw the troubling disappearances of Pastor Raymond Koh in 2017 and regular verbal attacks on Christianity by public officials. Some non-Muslims are ...

The US Commission on International Freedom of Religions says Malaysia is a 'country of particular concern' and has used religion as a political tool. ... “The Malaysian government's tightening grasp – bolstered by some religious authorities who are driving a more conservative interpretation of Islam ...

Malaysian officials said the attackers were "most likely born in the Middle East or in the West" but would not directly say who they thought was behind the ... Malaysia's government has for decades been sympathetic to the Palestinian cause: It has no diplomatic relations with Israel, and Prime Minister Najib ...

The Indonesian government on April 12 sent a memorandum of understanding to its Malaysian counterpart regarding the transfer of genetic material, a senior official confirmed to Mongabay on April 26. “We're expecting the Malaysian government to sign off on the MoU sometime mid-May,” Herry Subagiadi, ...

Malaysian officials said the attackers were “most likely born in the Middle East or in the West” but would not directly say who they thought was behind the ... Malaysia's government has for decades been sympathetic to the Palestinian cause: It has no diplomatic relations with Israel, and Prime Minister Najib ...

On Friday, the government put the number of people killed in two days of protests in the capital Managua and other cities at 10, the last official figure. ... Another early victim was a young male protester, whom officials said had been demonstrating in favour of Ortega's reform, though the opposition said he ...

Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman suggested on Sunday that the assassination at close range of Hamas engineer Fadi al-Batash in the Malaysian capital, ... that he has sent a Hamas delegation to Malaysia to meet with Malaysian government and police officials to monitor the investigation from up close.

KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian finance minister Daim Zainuddin has criticised the government's decision to waive the goods and services tax ... Mr Daim, 79, also criticised the reason given by Malaysian officials to justify the waiver to pay the 6 per cent GST which critics have said would save the ...

In a study conducted by the EIP in 2015, Malaysia ranked 114th out of 127 countries surveyed with low electoral integrity. In 2014 ... Elections provide the main opportunities for citizens to participate in politics and hold community leaders, elected representatives, government officials and institutions, public ...

KUALA LUMPUR: A 400-strong team comprising government officials and activists began a raid on nightclubs and entertainment outlets in the Federal Territory last night as the raid ... Last night's raid team comprised members of 28 government agencies and 19 non-governmental organisations.

In early April 2018, the Malaysian navy rescued a total of 56 Rohingya men, women, and children, from a boat which set sail from Sittwe, Myanmar. ... Since last year, Myanmar government officials have been trying to force Rohingya fishermen in Thae Chaung to accept NVC cards (National Verifican Cards) ...

They still have to pay GST for non-ECRL related purchases,” a senior government spokesman told FMT. He accused Daim of “distorting the truth”, after he questioned the government's justification. “Daim is clearly helping his old boss to campaign,” the official said, referring to Pakatan Harapan (PH) ...

NEW DELHI: India's government on Saturday approved the death penalty for child rapists, after the gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl and a ... Narendra Modi called a cabinet meeting to pass the measure Saturday on his return from the Commonwealth summit, a government official told AFP.

Al-Batsh specialized in electrical and electronic engineering and worked at a Malaysian university. He had lived there with his family for the past eight years and was an imam at a local mosque. READ NEXT: Malaysia official says North Korea leader's brother slain at airport. He received his Ph.D degree ...

"If the plaintiffs' evidence is correct, there may be very significant criminal misconduct being committed here in aid of corrupt foreign official(s)," Justice Frederick ... Corruption in Malaysia is under global scrutiny, with the US investigating the theft of money from a Malaysian state investment fund that was allegedly used to buy ...

Critics complain that there are no criteria for determining what constitutes “fake news” other than what the government deems to be fake news. Although the bill was passed to “promote national security,” according to government officials, opponents said its real purpose is to protect the government in ...

Later, Madden and Walters discovered that Razak was at the center of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into government corruption and money laundering. According to the DOJ, Malaysian officials and others had stolen billions and laundered some of that money in the U.S. through real estate, ...

The Malaysian government has today (11 April) declared 9 May, polling day for the 14th general election (GE14), as a public holiday for the country. According to a statement by The Office of The Prime Minister Malaysia, this is to enable Malaysians to carry out their responsibilities as voters. “This public ...

(CNN) Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the dissolution of parliament on Friday, officially kicking off election season in the country. .... The Registrar of Societies official in charge of political party registration, Surayati Ibrahim, was quoted by media as saying that Mahathir's party could appeal ...

Is it because they have easy access to loans? Is it because some people think they have too little work to do, thanks to the reputation gained from little Napoleons? In the late 1990s, visiting a government department was a nightmare, at least in Ipoh. Civil servants would knock off before the official end of the ...

He adds that if Guan Eng would have his own father, a person who holds no positions in the state government and no elected positions in the state, to represent ... “Let me remind Guan Eng that naming and charging the corrupted official or officials is the job of the MACC and the Attorney-General's office.

Prime Minister Najib Razak's government secured a simple majority in parliament to pass the Anti-Fake News 2018 bill, which sets out fines of up to ... The new law will apply to offenders who maliciously spread “fake news” inside and outside Malaysia, including foreigners, if Malaysia or a Malaysian citizen ...

Six Malaysian government ships were mobilized off Langkawi after officials received intelligence that a boat carrying 56 Rohingya had anchored near ... “It [the boat] was sent to Malaysia after it was repaired and its crew was supplied with food and fuel,” a Thai official told BenarNews, an RFA-affiliated ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — In highway billboards and radio announcements, the government of Malaysia is warning of a new enemy: “fake news.” ... it with an anti-fake news law,” said Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek, a senior official with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.

Particularly concerning to international media is that the proposed law will also give the Malaysian government extra-territorial reach -- an offender need not be either Malaysian or in Malaysia for the law to apply, as long as the fake news "concerns Malaysia or ... a Malaysian citizen." In February, de facto ...

Government officials have said the law is needed to protect public harmony and national security. They have accused the opposition coalition of using fake news as a key weapon to win votes and warned that any news on the indebted 1MDB state fund that had not been verified by the government is fake.

Government officials have said the law is needed to protect public harmony and national security. They have accused the opposition coalition of using fake news as a key weapon to win votes and warned that any news on the indebted 1MDB state fund that had not been verified by the government is fake.

An apparent cover-up, involving the dismissal of officials investigating or merely complaining about the scandal, might be the last straw for voters. But in Malaysian elections, alas, voters do not count for much. Under any reasonable electoral system, the coalition running Malaysia would not be in office in the ...

A FORMER Australian civil servant, who was served a legal demand for RM98.3 million over a Malaysian deal that never took off, said he does not know the man seeking money from him. Canberra Times reported yesterday that Nic Manikis, a former senior official at the Community Services Directorate, ...

A man looks at a message board for passengers, onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, during its fourth annual remembrance event in Kuala ... Liow said the Malaysian government was committed towards the search when it agreed to allow a US exploration firm to resume the hunt for the ...

This combination of file photos shows Kim Jong Nam, left, exiled half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, in Narita, Japan, on May 4, 2001, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on May 9, 2016, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim Jong Nam, 46, was targeted Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in a shopping ...

A celebrated former ACT public servant received a bizarre legal demand for more than $20 million after a $1 billion property deal involving the Malaysian government fell through. Nic Manikis is a former senior official at the Community Services Directorate, and is widely credited as the driving force behind ...

Malaysian officials said Saturday that a search led by a U.S. firm will end in June. This coming Thursday marks four years since MH370 famously vanished on March 8, 2014. Flight MH370 was carrying 239 people and disappeared while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The Malaysian government ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Ministry of Health on Saturday (Mar 3) rubbished claims of a food poisoning outbreak linked to the safety of the water supply in the Klang Valley. A message circulating on WhatsApp claimed there was a salmonella outbreak in the area, the New Straits Times reported. It added ...

The Malaysia Airlines jet disappeared on March 8, 2014 with 239 people - mostly from China - on board, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. ... But the Malaysian government struck a "no find, no fee" deal with exploration firm Ocean Infinity to resume the search in an area north of the original zone, that ...

While many said goodbye to the year of the rooster and welcomed the year of the dog over the long Chinese New Year weekend, Malaysian government officials from the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry (KPDNKK) seemed to be stuck in 2017. Splashed across a major newspaper ...

Officials in Malaysia initially said "foreign agents" may have been involved in Fadi al-Batash's death outside of a mosque. ... was not happenstance and added that he has sent a Hamas delegation to Malaysia to meet with Malaysian government and police officials to monitor the investigation from up close.

Malaysia's government has cut the proposed punishment for fake news offenders from 10 to six years in prison following an outcry from rights groups and ... Government officials have accused the opposition coalition of using fake news to win votes and warned that any news about the indebted 1MDB state ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has established a special taskforce to study the implementation of blockchain in the country as well as the shariah ... of 600 delegates from diverse backgrounds such as academicians, NGO, practitioners, regulators, government officials, corporate technology companies, ...