This is the horror moment two military helicopters collided in mid-air before plummeting to the ground. All 10 crew on board were killed in the crash in Malaysia, at 9.30am local time this morning. The incident happened during a rehearsal…
Malaysia pulls out of Frankfurt Book Fair citing organisers’ pro-Israel stance
Malaysia’s education ministry has withdrawn from participating in Frankfurt Book Fair, accusing the organisers of taking a pro-Israel stance, amid growing global divisions over the ongoing conflict between Israeli and Palestinian. The move by Malaysia to pull out of what…
Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty
Malaysia will no longer implement the death penalty for a number of serious offences as of Tuesday. The Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Act 2023 was gazetted on June 30 and signed by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for…
Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty for serious crimes
Malaysia’s parliament has voted to remove the country’s mandatory death penalty, potentially sparing more than 1,300 prisoners on death row. The country has had a moratorium on executions since 2018. But the abolition now removes the death penalty as the…
Nigerian sues Malaysia govt N406m for unlawful detention
A Nigerian, Simon Mamoh, has sued the Director-General, Malaysia Immigration Department, Khairul Dzaimee Daud and three others N406 million for alleged unlawful detention and deportation. Mamoh has alleged that the country’s immigration department illegally detained him for 40 days before…
Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as Malaysian PM after post-election deadlock
Malaysia’s veteran opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been sworn in as the country’s new prime minister, after several days of post-election deadlock. The new leader was appointed by King Sultan Abdullah, after elections over the weekend resulted in an unprecedented…
Anwar Ibrahim named new Malaysian PM
Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, has been named as the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the national palace said on Thursday. The swearing-in ceremony for Anwar will take place at 5:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT)…
Malaysia: Wife of former PM Najib Razak found guilty of corruption
Following in her husband’s footsteps, the wife of the former Malaysian prime minister has been found guilty of graft. Najib Razak has already begun his 12-year jail sentence. Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, was…
As Pelosi arrives in Malaysia, Asian tour still overshadowed by expected Taiwan stop
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday for the second leg of an Asian tour that has been overshadowed by an expected stop in Taiwan, which would escalate tensions with Beijing that claims the self-ruled island as…
My brother’s spirit is wandering about; how do I help him rest in peace?
My story will start from when my phone rang one Saturday morning like that. ‘You didn’t tell me your brother is back! I saw him yesterday; he hasn’t changed much. He told me he came briefly to see you guys.…
