Malaysia

Malaysia tightens cargo regulations, detains containers bound for Israel passing through its port

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shared the report on his X/Twitter account and made clear that his country intends to continue inspecting shipments suspected of being linked to Israel.

Container ships are docked at Tanjung Pelepas Port in Gelang Patah, Malaysia June 29, 2026.
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob leaves the Kuala Lumpur court complex after being released on bail following his being charged with failure to declare assets, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 27, 2026.

Former Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob charged over failure to declare foreign cash and gold bars

Thai security forces patrol the railway in the troubled southern province of Yala March 27, 2013. The first round of formal peace talks between Thai government and the insurgent group Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) will take place on March 28 and will be mediated by Malaysia.

Insurgents strike over 70 locations across southern Thailand in coordinated arson, bomb attacks

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Indian Islamic preacher apologizes to Malaysians for racial remarks

Race and religion are sensitive issues in Malaysia, where Muslims make up about 60 percent of its 32 million people. The rest are mostly ethnic Chinese and Indians, most of whom are Hindus.

A mosque is silhouetted against city buildings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 27, 2016.

Malaysian PM at Cambridge: My Jewish friends are not like other Jews

Speaking at Cambridge Union, Mahathir Mohamad said that he would invade Israel if he could.

Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during the APEC CEO Summit 2018 at the Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 17 November 2018

Ex-Mossad chief: US must block Iran-Malaysia sanctions end-run

The US hopes that its sanctions and pressure campaign will convince Tehran to agree to additional concessions relating to its nuclear program and military activities.

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Malaysia probes book on women who refuse to wear headscarves

It was unclear what offenses or laws the book was being investigated over.

A woman wearing a hijab [Illustrative]

The Amalek awards

The time has come to acknowledge those individuals or groups that stand above the crowd in their hatred for Jews and Israel.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) participates in a House Education and Labor Committee Markup on the H.R. 582 Raise The Wage Act, in the Rayburn House Office Building on March 6, 2019 in Washington, D.C

Malaysian citizen jailed for insulting Islam on social media

The sentence is believed to be the harshest such penalty on record in the Muslim-majority country, where concerns over racial and religious tensions have grown in recent months.

Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during the APEC CEO Summit 2018 at the Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 17 November 2018

Malaysia’s tourism minister says homosexuals don’t exist in his country

The Berlin-based daily paper Tagesspiegel queried Mohammaddin bin Ketapi about whether his country is safe for homosexuals and Jews

Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

Olympic coach stands up for Israeli swimmers banned from Malaysia

Award-winning Polish swim coach Bart Kizierowski vows not to train Malaysian athletes if Israelis are banned from their country.

Israel swimming team

Israel and international sporting: A new wave?

Even after the embarrassment of being disqualified from hosting such an uplifting international event, Malaysian officials were unrepentant and stood firm in their resolute hatred for Israel.

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Malaysia stripped of paralympic swimming championships after Israelis ban

The International Paralympic Committee vowed that all athletes should be able to compete without discrimination, after the Muslim-majority country barred Israelis from the competition.

Swimming race [Illustrative]