Malaysia News

KUALA LUMPUR: The barking of her poodle saved actress Chris Tong from having her RM300,000 Mercedes-Benz SLK car-jacked in Taman Yulek, Cheras.

KUALA LUMPUR: There have been growing calls in Malaysia for the ruling coalition to move away from race-based politics since the recent elections.

The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks.

The statutory rape case against Riduan Masmud will go on. Although the 13-year-old - with whom the accused allegedly had sex before marrying her - has refused to give evidence, the prosecution will go ahead with the case because 'we do not tolerate any kind of statutory rape,' said Attorney- General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail.

By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease... By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a ... (more)

By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease... By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a ... (more)

Police stand guard outside a court room in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, May 23, 2013.

The Police forensic team carrying out their investigations at a poultry farm in Tanjong Sepat, near the town of Banting, Selangor, Malaysia, where charred remains of Malaysian cosmetics tycoon, Ms Sosilawati Lawiya and her three associates were found.

Police officers at Merlion Park near One Fullerton on 11 May 2013. A group of 21 Malaysians were arrested that day after they staged an outdoor protest at the park.

Photos taken from video made available by London's The Sun newspaper appear to show one of the assailants speaking to the camera after a brutal attack in broad daylight May 22, 2013 near a military barracks in London.

Prosecutors have filed a sedition charge against a student activist who had urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of election fraud.

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-400, flight MH-864 from Kuala Lumpur to Medan , was destined for Medan's Polonia Airport estimated to land at 15:20L but approached Kuala Namu International Airport's runway.

A 40 year-old Muslim man charged with raping a 12 year-old girl and marrying her in Malaysia says he sees nothing wrong with his actions under sharia or Islamic law.

Patrick Boehler has written for Time, Bloomberg, Le Monde Diplomatique and the Chinese weekly Shidai Zhoubao.

It is extremely difficult to find any real winners in the results that came out of Malaysia's Electoral Commission; although, somewhat surprisingly, one could be Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, who ran ahead of his party and who managed to preserve a majority in Negeri Sembilan, Terengganu and Pahang against an opposition onslaught, and to win back ... (more)

KUALA LUMPUR: Although inflationary pressures are likely to remain modest in April, economists have warned that the Consumer Price Index is likely to tick upwards in coming months.

By Siti Radziah Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 -- United States President Barack Obama's visit to Malaysia this October signifies that Malaysia is a country of strategic importance in the region.

Malaysian football authorities have promised to investigate claims of match-fixing and urged police to protect players amid death threats from bookies.

Prime Minister YAB Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak to give opening address KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 -- On Tuesday, 28 May, just after 10:00 AM MYT, YAB Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak Honorable Prime Minister of Malaysia will deliver opening remarks at the landmark Women Deliver 2013 conference at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 -- As part of Avon's efforts towards raising breast cancer awareness, children joined hands with the company to support their mothers in having their breasts checked regularly.