How 53-year-old married pilot of doomed Malaysia Airlines flight…

In 2014, Malaysian and Australian officials warned that the reason behind Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 disappearance may never be determined. Source: AP Messages from the pilot of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have revealed a creepy man who obsessed over twin sister models' social media profiles, said the Daily Mail .

Over 150 immigrants detained in police raids in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, July 29 : Over 150 undocumented immigrants have been detained in Malaysia after a series of overnight police raids outside Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. The operations were conducted under the code name "Op Mega 3.0" by the Immigration Department and the National Registration Department in Subang Jaya, about 10 km from here, Efe news reported.

Najib fears for life, seeks police protection after – threats’

Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak fears for his safety and has asked for police protection, his spokesman said on Sunday, a day after the ex-leader complained about the conduct of police searching properties for evidence of corruption. Having ruled Malaysia for nearly 10 years, Najib - and his wife, Rosmah Mansor - have been barred from leaving the country after his coalition's defeat in an election on May 9. The new government led by his mentor-turned-foe, Mahathir Mohamad, wants answers to how billions of dollars disappeared from 1Malaysia Development Berhad , a state fund founded by Najib.

The Anti-Fake News Bill is in fact a Save Najib from 1MDB Scandal…

The Anti-Fake News Bill is in fact a Save Najib from 1MDB Scandal Bill which will criminalise all news about 1MDB scandal in Malaysia available worldwide and punishable as "fake news" The 13th Parliament is treated with utter contempt in this last parliamentary meeting and the world is watching how a Parliament in a global kleptocracy is reduced into a farce and charade.

This day in history, March 8, 2018

On March 8, 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang. In 1854, U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry made his second landing in Japan; within a month, he concluded a treaty with the Japanese.

Bung and Tian Chua clash over dissemination of fake news

Kuala Lumpur: The debate in the Dewan Rakyat became heated at one juncture Wednesday in relation to the dissemination of fake news. Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin , who was speaking during the debate on the motion of thanks for the royal address, said the drafting of legislation to address the dissemination of fake news was important as there was much dissemination of fake news.

Instead of a meaningless “hero’s welcome home” in KLIA last…

Instead of a meaningless "hero's welcome home" in KLIA last night, is Najib prepared to convene a special Parliament on 1MDB scandal to clear and cleanse Malaysia of the infamy and ignominy of a global kleptocracy? The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak returned to "a hero's welcome" at Kuala Lumpur International Airport last night after his recent visit to White House and meeting with US President Trump.

AM markets: Canada worries prop up soybeans, but not wheat

Certainly, the first set of data of many to be released on Thursday - including a monthly report on Brazilian grains from Conab, a twice-monthly briefing on Brazilian sugar output from Unica, and the US Department of Agriculture's monthly Wasde tome - looked at first sight negative for prices. The Malaysian Palm Oil Board showed Malaysian palm oil inventories far bigger than investors had expected last month, provoked by the biggest surge in output in nearly three years.

Death Of A North Korean Prince: What Do We Know?

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's estranged half-brother was murdered at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia two weeks ago, and so far this case has taken more twists and turns than a mountain road. Pyongyang tops the suspect list, but it has yet to be definitively proven that North Korea was behind the attack.

The Latest: Malaysia to check airport for toxic chemical

According to police Friday, forensics stated that the banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent was used to kill Kim Jong Nam, t... . A police officer guards the main gate of the forensic department at Kuala Lumpur Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST

A draft of President Donald Trump's revised immigration ban targets the same seven countries listed in his original executive order and exempts travelers who already have a visa to travel to the U.S., even if they haven't used it yet. A senior administration official said the order, which Trump revised after federal courts held up his original immigration and refugee ban, will target only those same seven Muslim-majority countries - Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan and Libya.

Malaysia warns Burma of looming threats from IS militants

Rohingya from Burma, watch a television program about them being played on a mobile phone inside a tea stall. Pic: AP BURMA faces a growing danger of attacks by foreign supporters of Islamic State recruited from Southeast Asian networks in support of persecuted Muslim Rohingyas, n authorities have detained a suspected IS follower planning to head to Burma to carry out attacks, the head of the last month.

Sad, shocking and most embarrassing that there is not a word to…

Sad, shocking and most embarrassing that there is not a word to refute Malaysia's infamy as a global kleptocracy as a result of 1MDB global financial scandal in 2017 Budget The very fact that the question "Was it a budget speech, or a three-ring circus ringmaster's pitch?" was asked testifies to the fact that Prime Minister-cum-Finance Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 2017 Budget speech in Parliament yesterday was the most weird, unorthodox and even unbudgetary speech in the nation's 59-year history - including Najib's previous seven budgetary speeches from 2009 to 2015.

Cuba Goes To UNGA To Lift Blockade Still In Force Despite Renewed Ties With US

By Samantha Tan KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 -- Cuba intends to present a resolution before the United Nations General Assembly next month against the blockade imposed by the US, which still remained in place, despite renewed diplomatic ties more than a year ago. Cuban Ambassador to Malaysia, Ibete Fernandez Hernandez, said at a press conference that the resolution titled "Necessity of Ending The Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States Against Cuba" will be brought before the 71st Session of the UNGA on Oct 26. This will be the 25th time Cuba goes to the UNGA to present resolutions to lift sanctions imposed by the US.

Malaysians urge 1MDB arrestsat Kuala Lumpur protest rally

Malaysian protesters staged a rally in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday , calling on authorities to take action against an official linked to the corruption scandal surrounding the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund. The "#TangkapMO1" rally was called to urge authorities to arrest "Malaysian Official 1", an unidentified high ranking official mentioned in the United States Department of Justice's civil lawsuit last month.

Surrender Yourself, Najib: Youth Groups to Hold ‘Tangkap Malaysian Official 1’ Rally in KL

A coalition of youth and student groups today announced efforts to mobilise a #TangkapMalaysianOfficial1 campaign in Kuala Lumpur on Aug 27. At a press conference at a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur today, the groups referred to the individual identified as 'Malaysian Official 1' in the United States Department of Justice's civil suit to recover billions of assets linked to state-investor 1MDB. Group spokesperson Anis Syariah Mohd Yusuf said their campaign aimed to put pressure on local authorities to arrest and charge the Malaysian Official 1. "Leading up to the peaceful assembly, students and youths will be carrying out briefing sessions for other students and those residing outside of the Klang Valley.