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HEALTHSep 17Malaysia confronts complexities of schizophrenia after school killing rulingWhen Cindi suffered her first severe psychotic episode a decade ago, she could no longer tell where reality ended and her imagination began. “My reality and fantasy [were] all distorted. I had no idea what was real, what was not,” the 38-year-old, who asked to be identified only by her first name, told This Week in Asia. “It was so severe to the point that I couldn’t even recognise my own family members. My mother was there, my brother was there, but they didn’t feel like my mother or my...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 17Malaysian PM Offers to Host Myanmar’s President in Refugee Repatriation PushThe country would be the fifth member of ASEAN to roll out of the red carpet for Min Aung Hlaing since his inauguration as president in April.The Diplomat
POLITICSSep 16Malaysia offers to invite Myanmar leader in Rohingya repatriation pushMalaysia has invited Myanmar’s military ruler for a visit to the country in a bid to expedite Rohingya repatriation.Al Jazeera [en]
BUSINESSSep 16Ispire signals fiscal 2027 as first year of Malaysia production while outlining potential IKE liquidity eventIspire has indicated that fiscal year 2027 will mark its first year of production in Malaysia, alongside outlining a potential IKE liquidity event. This announcement provides insight into the company's future operational and financial strategies.Seeking Alpha Tech
WORLDSep 16Tash Aw, Malaysian writer, 54 years old: "True heritage is not objects, but fears and traumas"His grandparents and parents suffered not only the effects of World War II but also those of other civil wars in Southeast Asia.Clarín
POLITICSSep 16Malaysia to invite Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing for Rohingya repatriation talksMalaysia will formally invite Myanmar leader Minh Aung Hlaing to visit Kuala Lumpur to discuss efforts to repatriate nearly 200,000 refugees from the war-torn nation that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says have placed a heavy social and economic burden on his country. Refugees from Myanmar, particularly ethnic Rohingya, have faced worsening hostility in recent months in Malaysia, where they are accused of causing social problems and taking over small local businesses in areas where they have set...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 16Malaysian councillor resigns after DAP remarks at Umno assemblyA Malaysian city councillor has resigned over remarks he made about the Democratic Action Party (DAP) at the recent Umno general assembly. Permatang Pauh Umno division chief Mohd Zaidi Mohd Said’s resignation as a Seberang Perai city councillor took effect on Monday, according to a letter made public by state local government committee chairman Jason H’ng Mooi Lye on Wednesday. In the letter, Zaidi apologised for his remarks during the assembly in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, where he represented...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 16Malaysia says it won’t allow shipments supporting Israel’s military through its portsIn mid-August, Malaysian authorities seized three containers bound for Israel at the country's Port of Tanjung Pelepas and have yet to release them. The post Malaysia says it won’t allow shipments supporting Israel’s military through its ports appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSSep 15Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin acquitted of 4 charges in US$49 million corruption caseMalaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin won a significant court victory on Tuesday after he was acquitted of four charges linked to a government programme set up to help contractors during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Kuala Lumpur High Court cleared Muhyiddin of three money-laundering charges and one of abuse of power involving 200 million ringgit (US$49.1 million), after prosecutors said they no longer wanted to pursue those counts in his Jana Wibawa trial. The ruling removes four of...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 15Singapore jails armed Malaysian gang for US$3.9 million ‘lightning heist’ at bungalowAfter learning that a woman regularly hosted high-stakes poker games at her home in Singapore’s affluent Bukit Timah area, two men plotted to rob the house, recruiting a group of people from Malaysia and conducting surveillance before carrying out the plan. Prosecutors said seven men entered the King Albert Park good class bungalow in the early hours of April 18, 2024, in a “lightning heist”, some of them armed with machetes and baseball bats. They tied up the people inside and stole about S$4.9...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 14Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan royal crisis deepens amid claims of grave disloyalty to rulerMalaysia’s Negeri Sembilan royal crisis escalated on Monday after the state’s customary council said six men behind the latest attempt to remove ruler Tuanku Muhriz Munawir could be regarded as having committed grave disloyalty to the monarch. The ruling deepens a months-long struggle over Malaysia’s only elective monarchy, where a rival group of traditional chiefs has sought to depose Muhriz and install another royal in his place. The dispute helped bring down the previous state government and...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 14Malaysian teenager acquitted of killing schoolmateA Malaysian teenager was on Monday found not guilty of murdering his 16-year-old schoolmate last year, after a high court ruled that he had been of unsound mind when he attacked the victim in their school, in a case that left the country reeling in shock and horror. The boy, who was 15 at the time of the attack last October, was arrested at his high school in Selangor state on the same morning that he had repeatedly stabbed Yap Shing Xuen in the school’s toilet. The victim, who was a year from...South China Morning Post
CYBERSep 14How an AI plot targeted Malaysia’s elections and exposed deep data risksSouth China Morning Post
WORLDSep 14Malaysian boy acquitted for murder of schoolgirl on grounds of insanityThe killing of the 16-year-old nearly a year ago had shocked Malaysia and sparked debate about social media.BBC World
POLITICSSep 14Malaysia haj fund scandal: ex-religious minister denies role in US$211 million transferA former Malaysian religious affairs minister pleaded not guilty on Monday to three charges involving more than 860 million ringgit (US$211 million) in transactions linked to the country’s state-run haj savings fund and a Saudi property group. Jamil Khir Baharom, 65, served as minister in the Prime Minister’s Department overseeing religious affairs from 2009 until 2018, when the government of former prime minister Najib Razak lost power. His prosecution is the latest legal action to follow a...South China Morning Post
WORLDSep 13Malaysian PM sings Kishore Kumar song, wins hearts onlineIn a social media clip that has garnered over a million views and widely shared, Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim is seen singing to a piano tune being played by an accompanistThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 12Will Malaysia’s Umno pull the plug on coalition partner PH?The political impasse in Malaysia’s government has regressed to a game of chicken, experts say, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the former ruling Umno party trading barbs and dares as pressure grows for snap polls with more than a year left to term. Relations between Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and erstwhile rivals Umno have hit its lowest point since the two sides cut a deal to form a unity government in 2022, after a series of recent state polls that saw PH all but decimated...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 12PM Modi holds talks with leaders of UAE , Malaysia , Vietnam and EthiopiaPrime Minister Modi has engaged in discussions with the leaders of the UAE, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Ethiopia. These talks signify ongoing diplomatic relations and international cooperation.business-standard.com · India
CYBERSep 12AI influence operation targeting voters a threat to Malaysia , says MCAThe MCA has stated that an AI influence operation targeting voters poses a threat to Malaysia. This highlights concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on democratic processes.straitstimes.com · Singapore
POLITICSSep 12Getting the Freedom of Information law Malaysia deservesThe article discusses the need for an appropriate Freedom of Information law in Malaysia. This highlights a political and legal discussion regarding transparency and governance in the country.malaysiakini.com · Malaysia
POLITICSSep 11Umno seeks early Malaysian election to cement conservative Malay blocMalaysia’s Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Friday called for the general election to be held immediately, in the once-dominant Malay party’s clearest indication yet that it was looking beyond the country’s current governing alliance ahead of the next election. The call comes as Umno deepens ties with opposition Islamist party the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), buoyed by recent state victories and growing talk of a new alignment to consolidate the Malay vote. “The time has come for the...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 11Malaysia pauses Najib’s pardon decision amid public backlashMalaysia’s Pardons Board has postponed discussions on disgraced former leader Najib Razak’s pardon application, days after widespread public outrage over the possibility that he could walk free from his corruption conviction. The country has been in an uproar since it was revealed earlier this week that Najib’s application for clemency was on the agenda of the board’s meeting, chaired by King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar. However, Putrajaya said on Friday the king, constitutionally empowered to grant...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 10What’s a Northern Metropolis-like project doing in Malaysia? Lessons for Hong Kong?Deep in the southern border zone of Johor, Malaysia, separated from Singapore by a narrow strait, a steady flow of commuters moves seamlessly between the two sovereign neighbours. Beyond the immediate checkpoints, a short 30-minute train ride connects visitors to regional hubs such as Kulai, where a vastly different dynamic comes into view – one defined by the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure. Inside YTL’s sprawling Green Data Centre Park, massive operational blocks stand beside...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 10Palace plot in Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan entangles Umno leadersMalaysia’s Umno has been drawn deeper into a royal row in Negeri Sembilan, after the president of the dominant Malay nationalist party denied attending a meeting reportedly linked to a bid to remove the state’s ruler. The controversy has put the new Umno-led state government under pressure barely six weeks after taking office, reviving the same royal crisis that helped bring down its predecessor and force a snap election in August. The episode is particularly sensitive for Umno, which has long...South China Morning Post
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