Malaysia’s king, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, announced today (Thursday) that Anwar Ibrahim would be the country’s 10th prime minister. The swearing-in ceremony took place at 5 p.m. at the national palace […]
Malaysians are still waiting to see who will be appointed as the country’s new prime minister. Negotiations between party representatives are continuing and tomorrow (Thursday) the king, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, […]
This article was updated on April 24 and on June 20, with additional updates on June 22 and September 16. It’s been eight years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared with 239 […]
This article is an expanded version of my piece in The Irish Times. UPDATE: Nóra Quoirin’s parents have reached a settlement in the legal actions they brought against Facebook and retired Irish […]
It’s been seven years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared with 239 people on board and the next of kin say they are no closer to knowing what happened to the plane […]
This is an expanded version of my article in The Irish Times. Update: the application for revision of the verdict was filed on February 5. The parents of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin […]
Malaysian coroner Maimoonah Aid has ruled that no third party was involved in the death of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin. She said it was “more probable than not” that Nóra died by […]
Nóra’s parents said they heard muffled sounds in their chalet the night Nóra disappeared. Sebastien Quoirin said Nóra lacked the stamina and skills to survive alone in the jungle for seven days. […]
One year ago – on August 13 – the body of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin was found in a Malaysian jungle about two kilometres from the Dusun resort where she had been […]
Next of kin of passengers and crew who were on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 when it disappeared six years ago gathered at a remembrance event today in Putrajaya, south of Kuala […]
The woman who is cited as the defendant in the civil lawsuit brought by the parents of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin, who disappeared and died in the Malaysian jungle last August, says that, […]
This article has been updated to include the call by two French deputies for the case to be reopened. The parents of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin, who disappeared from a holiday resort […]
An initial version of this article was published by the Irish Times. Lawyers in Malaysia representing the parents of Franco-Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin have filed a civil suit against the person they […]
The lawyer in Malaysia who is representing the family of Nóra Quoirin says he suspects that the Franco-Irish teenager was abducted. Nóra went missing in August when on holiday with her family […]
Nóra Quoirin’s parents have said that they believe there was a criminal element in the disappearance and death of their daughter and have called on the Malaysian authorities to open an inquest. […]
Update: After a ten-hour postmortem on Nóra’s body, which was found in the jungle on Tuesday, Malaysian police said there was no evidence of foul play. Negeri Sembilan police chief Mohamad Mat […]
This article includes numerous updates (see additions at the end). My further day-to-day reporting about Nora’s disappearance can be found on the Irish Times. Police in Malaysia are searching for a 15-year-old […]
The Swiss-based NGO the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF)¹ alleges in a new report that the Malaysian oil palm plantation company Radiant Lagoon has breached numerous regulations during logging operations in Sarawak on […]
UPDATE: On August 23, 2022, Najib Razak started a 12-year jail sentence after judges at the Federal Court upheld his conviction on seven counts of abuse of position, money laundering, and criminal […]
Five years ago today (Friday) Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished from radar and the next of kin of the 239 people on board entered a nightmare that is still continuing. While some […]
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