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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Details of over 200,000 students leaked in cyberattack

A pro-Palestinian Malaysian hacker group known as "DragonForce" claimed that it hacked into AcadeME last week.

[Illustrative] A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him.

Israel keen to establish ties with SE Asia's Muslim nations - envoy

The region's three Muslim-majority states - Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei - sharply criticized the Israeli attacks during 11 days of hostilities in May.

Map of Southeast Asia

Rohingya refugee boat lands in Indonesia after 113-day voyage

The vessel sailed on Feb. 11 from Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh carrying 90 Rohingya refugees, most of them women and children, with the hope of reaching Malaysia.

Rohingya refugees sit on a makeshift boat as they get interrogated by the Border Guard Bangladesh after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, at Shah Porir Dwip near Cox's Bazar

More than 200 injured when two trains collide in Malaysian capital

The incident occurred when one of the trains, which was empty after being repaired, collided head-on with another train carrying 213 passengers travelling in the opposite direction on the same track.

Train tracks

Malaysia to hand 1,200 Myanmar detainees to country's navy

Malaysia is home to more than 154,000 asylum-seekers from Myanmar.

Myanmar army armoured vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay

Muslims have 'right to punish' French, says former Malaysian PM

"Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past," but the killing of a French teacher was still unacceptable.

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 13, 2020

Israeli, Emirati hospitals hold int'l conference on children's treatment

This collaboration marks the first of its kind between hospitals in Israel and the UAE.

Dr. Ori Pollak, director of the Children's Intensive Care Unit at Hadassah's Heart Institute in Jerusalem.

Infectious COVID-19 mutation may be 'a good thing' – disease expert

The new mutation may make the coronavirus more infectious, bu it appears to be less deadly.

Lung cells infected with coronavirus

Malaysia's Najib sentenced to over a decade in jail in first 1MDB trial

The landmark case has been widely seen as a test for the country's efforts to stamp out corruption and could have big political implications for the Southeast Asian nation.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his supporters arrive at Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur

Gaza imam gets 1 year in jail for smuggling funds from Malaysia to Hamas

The Southern District Attorney's Office said that it had encountered various evidential difficulties in the case, leading to the plea deal with reduced charges and a light sentence.

HAMAS MEMBERS in Gaza.