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POLITICSSep 20Pending US$12.3 million house arrest fine keeps Malaysia’s Najib in prisonFormer Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak said on Sunday that he would remain in Kajang Prison as he and his legal team study the conditions attached to his “conditional pardon”, including the payment of a 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine before he can be transferred to house arrest. In a statement issued on his behalf by Messrs Shafee & Co, Najib said his transfer to house arrest depended on the conditions of the pardon being fulfilled. “Until the fine is paid to the court, our...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 20Anwar was on song in India. Will Malaysia reap the rewards?Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim caused a bit of a stir in India recently with his spirited rendition of a Bollywood classic – a lighthearted moment that also neatly captured his broader push to deepen ties with the South Asian giant. A video of Anwar singing, from memory, Kishore Kumar’s 1965 hit ballad “Khwab Ho Tum Ya Koi Haqeeqat” (“Are you a dream or are you reality?”) was first posted to his social media accounts last Sunday before quickly being picked up by Indian news outlets. The...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 19Malaysia deploys air force aircraft for cloud seeding to combat worsening hazeCloud seeding operations will be carried out in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya following worsening haze conditions in Malaysia, according to the National Disaster Management Agency. The agency said the operations would be scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. “However, the operations are subject to weather conditions and the availability of suitable clouds for the seeding process,” its director general, Meor Ismail Meor Akim, said in a statement on Saturday. The operations will be carried out...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 18Why Malaysia Won’t Extradite Dr. Zakir Naik to IndiaDespite being wanted on various criminal charges in India, the Islamic preacher has become hugely popular since arriving in Malaysia in 2016.The Diplomat
POLITICSSep 18Malaysia’s Najib Razak granted house arrest by Pardons BoardMalaysia’s Pardons Board on Friday agreed to allow disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak to serve out the remainder of his jail term under house arrest. King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar granted Najib a “conditional pardon”, where the former leader is required to settle his 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine before he can be transferred to his home to complete his sentence. “He must abide by these conditions, and should he fail to fulfil any of these conditions, his conditional pardon...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSSep 18Bail out or downsize? Malaysia’s stark choice as AirAsia losses mountMalaysia could struggle to preserve some domestic air links if low-cost carrier AirAsia is forced to scale back operations, analysts have warned, as rival airlines would have little commercial incentive to take over unprofitable routes. That reality could leave the government facing a stark choice: allow domestic flight services to shrink or step in with subsidies for essential routes, rather than assuming competitors will automatically fill any void left by the country’s largest budget...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 17Malaysia offers aircraft, other assets to help tackle Indonesia’s forest firesThe offer was conveyed during deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s four-day working visit to Indonesia, which began today.freemalaysiatoday · malaysia
CONFLICTSep 17Malaysia seizes 3 Israeli-bound containers as Anwar pledges to stop shipments for Gaza warAuthorities in Malaysia have seized several more Israel-bound shipments at one of the country’s biggest ports, according to people familiar with the matter, an apparently new level of scrutiny in a nation where anti-Israeli sentiment runs high. Three containers bound for Ashdod Port south of Tel Aviv were detained at Malaysia’s Tanjung Pelepas port in mid-August and to date had not been released as authorities investigate their contents, the people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 14Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim meets Kerala’s radical Islamic cleric, who made dehumanising remarks about womenMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met Kerala cleric Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar.opindia · india
POLITICSSep 13Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim meets KanthapuramA day before his Kozhikode visit, Anwar, speaking to the media on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, had said he did not necessarily agree with all of Kanthapuram’s views. He was responding to a question about the cleric’s recent remarks that “women should remain confined within their homes”.The Hindu
POLITICSSep 13BRICS 2026 beyond the Declaration: An Indian feast, Bollywood tunes by the Malaysian PM, and moreWith the diplomatic hurdles cleared early in the evening, the BRICS cohort returned to the decked-out Bharat Mandapam at night for the gala dinnerThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 12Malaysian Prime Minister’s visit: stringent traffic restrictions in Kozhikode on September 13Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to arrive at the Kozhikode International Airport at 6.30 p.m. on Sunday. He will be at the Markaz from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m., where he will receive the first ‘Excellence Award’ instituted by the Sheikh Abubacker Foundation.The Hindu
POLITICSSep 12PM Modi discusses trade , defence , semiconductors with Malaysian counterpart ; security partnership with Ethiopian PMIndian Prime Minister Modi has engaged in discussions on trade, defense, and semiconductors with Malaysia's leader, and a security partnership with Ethiopia's leader. These meetings signify ongoing diplomatic and economic collaborations between India and these nations.aninews.in · India
POLITICSSep 12PM Modi , Malaysian counterpart Ibrahim express commitment to advance strategic partnershipPM Modi and his Malaysian counterpart Ibrahim expressed their commitment to advance a strategic partnership. This indicates progress in bilateral diplomatic and strategic relations.prokerala.com · India
WORLDSep 11Hate speech against Rohingya refugees on the rise in MalaysiaHostile social media content, disinformation campaigns, and a petition calling for their expulsion: in Malaysia, a wave of hate speech has been targeting Rohingya refugees, a Muslim minority driven out of Myanmar. The rising hostility has already led to the eviction of more than 100 people from a village and forced the temporary closure of schools serving refugee children.France 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 11Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim to meet Kanthapuram on September 13A discussion involving prominent personalities from religious, political and social spheres is scheduled as part of the visit. Anwar Ibrahim is also set to visit Madavoor C.M. Valiyullahi MaqamThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 9Umno heavyweight charged in Malaysian haj fund scandal as party eyes comebackFormer Malaysian pilgrimage fund chairman Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to abusing his position to secure a lucrative corporate post and influence a 193.5 million ringgit (US$47.5 million) investment by the fund. Azeez, 60, a veteran Umno Supreme Council member, is the highest-profile politician to be charged so far in the fallout from a royal inquiry into the state-run savings fund Tabung Haji. Wearing a purple police lock-up uniform and handcuffed as he stood in the...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 6India U19 women thrash Malaysia 11 - 1 to strengthen AHF Junior Asia Cup leadIndia's U19 women's team achieved a dominant victory over Malaysia, significantly strengthening their leading position in the AHF Junior Asia Cup. This report details a key match outcome in an international sports competition.ianslive.in · India
BUSINESSSep 1As rice output falls, Malaysia looks to China’s ‘2 yields, 1 land’ modelMalaysia is looking to China’s rice-prawn farms as a model to extract more from its shrinking paddy land as a slide in rice self-sufficiency has left it increasingly reliant on imports from its Southeast Asian neighbours. The experiment is also part of an attempt to confront other issues such as ageing farmers and more erratic weather, which have dented Malaysia’s rice output. Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu said on Monday that Malaysia needed to raise its rice...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 25Japan courts India, Malaysia to escape US-China AI duopolyJapan has been establishing dialogue frameworks for artificial intelligence with like-minded countries and Global South partners to reduce reliance on top US and Chinese firms and promote domestic companies abroad. The outreach signals a growing recognition among those countries of the need for cooperation, rather than going it alone, to survive in the increasingly competitive field of AI. At home, Japan is seeking to foster its own domestic AI ecosystem. The move by the United States to...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHJul 2Submarine cable system project linking India, Malaysia, Singapore unveiledMicrosoft, Lightstorm, Singtel and Tata Communications consortium behind the proposed more than 3,600 km facilityThe Hindu
POLITICSJul 1India’s New Air Suvidha 2.0 Mandate Impacts 3 Million Monthly Travellers, Including MalaysiansMore than 400,000 Malaysians travel to India annually for tourism, business, family visits, and medical treatment.says · malaysia
POLITICSJun 22Bangladesh urges Malaysia to ease labour hiring curbs amid exploitation concernsBangladesh’s new leader has urged Malaysia to reopen its labour market to more Bangladeshi workers, even as migrant rights groups warned that both governments must first address years of recruitment abuse, debt and stranded-worker cases. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman made the request to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during talks in Putrajaya on Monday, his first foreign visit since taking office, while seeking to broaden bilateral ties. Tarique said he had asked Anwar to consider...South China Morning Post
POLITICSJun 21Tarique Rahman prioritises Malaysia and China for first foreign visits as Bangladesh PMTarique Rahman, as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh, intends to prioritize Malaysia and China for his initial foreign visits. This outlines the foreign policy focus of a new head of government.moneycontrol.com · India