Several hundred demonstrators marched through the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur yesterday (Saturday) and called for the release of the jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. They also demanded an independent judiciary and an […]
The full written grounds of judgement in the case against Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim have been made available on the federal court’s website. On Tuesday, the federal court upheld a ruling […]
Malaysia’s Attorney-General, Abdul Gani Patail (pictured left), says the complainant in the case against the opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was not prosecuted for consensual anal sex with Anwar because he was a […]
Malaysians are coming to terms with the fact that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been sent to jail for five years on a charge of sodomy. The country is divided into two […]
Five judges in Malaysia’s highest court today upheld the conviction of the country’s former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim for sodomy. The man who is Malaysia’s leading opposition figure will be going […]
Jane Goodall walks the talk. The world-renowned primatologist, conservationist, anthropologist, and United Nations Messenger of Peace saves half packets of sugar in cafés to use later, puts a do-not-disturb sign on her […]
The director-general of Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, has officially declared the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to be an accident and said this evening in a […]
Residents of the last remaining urban village in central Kuala Lumpur are taking a stand against plans to raze their area to the ground. Local people in the Kampong Bharu area of […]
Indonesian officials say divers have recovered the data recorder of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, which crashed when en route from Surabaya to Singapore just over two weeks ago. The head of Indonesia’s search […]
Underwater image released in Indonesia today. On the 11th day of the search for victims and the wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501, the head of Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency has […]
Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency has confirmed that another four bodies have been recovered from the sea in the search for victims and the wreckage of the AirAsia flight that crashed […]
AirAsia Indonesia has released a statement, confirming that the debris found today is from its missing flight QZ8501. Full statement on December 30, 2014, at 18:00 p.m. local time (GMT+7). SURABAYA, 30TH […]
Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency officials say search teams have found debris from the missing AirAsia plane, and at least one body. News agency reports stated that more than 40 bodies […]
Indonesia has suspended its search for the AirAsia flight that went missing this morning while en route from Indonesia to Singapore. As darkness fell, the authorities decided to call off their operations […]
Search and rescue operations are continuing after an AirAsia plane went missing en route from Indonesia to Singapore. There were two pilots, four flight attendants, and one engineer on board the airbus […]
An AirAsia plane en route from Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control. The flight had seven crew and 155 passengers on board. The passengers are reported to include […]
Flooding in Kelantan. Photo by Bernama. Seven states in Malaysia are now severely affected by flooding and more than 132,000 people have been evacuated. In some areas, entire towns have been submerged. […]
Flooding in Kelantan. Photo by Bernama. Nearly 110,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in five states of peninsular Malaysia as the worst floods in decades hit the country. Further heavy […]
French sculptor Paulo Grangeon has brought his “1,600 pandas” exhibition to Malaysia to raise awareness about the number of the animals now left in the wild. Grangeon braved the heat and jetlag […]
Click on Photo gallery, People of Kuala Lumpur, to see a selection of photos that give some snapshots of life in this vibrant and fascinating city.
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