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malaysia Archive
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Malaysia to hang three Indonesian drug traffickers
On July 18, the Malaysian High Court sentenced three Indonesian men to death for drug trafficking. Amri Alamsyah, aged 42; Iskandar Ibrahim, aged 33; and Muham¬madiah Hassan, aged 31; all from Aceh, were arrested in April 2005, and found guilty of trafficking 1,858.6 grams of cannabis in front of a motorcycle shop on Jalan Kampung [...] -
Singapore and Malaysia to finalize land swap deal in three months
After the meeting between the Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak in Putrajaya, Malaysia on June 22, an announcement was made that the land swap proposal between the two countries will be finalized in three months. The plan is part of the project [...] -
Malaysia terror bombing plot revealed
The Malaysian police revealed for the first time on June 17 the alleged terrorist plot by ten Islamic extremists arrested on January 22. According to the report, the group planned to blow up two houses of worship in Penang and Selangor to protest against the government whom they felt was failing [...] -
Malaysia joins international community in condemning Israeli raid on Turkish ship
Malaysia condemns the Israeli raid on the Turkish ship, Mavi Marmara, on the morning of May 31, which has left the fate of eleven Malaysians on board unknown. Eleven Malaysians, including nine volunteers and two members of the media, were on board the ship, which was attacked by Israeli naval commandos off the Gaza coast. [...] -
Malaysia: Nuclear Power in 10 years?
The Malaysian government has given the green light to build a nuclear power plant, planned to start opeating in 2021, revealed Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Peter Chin Fah Kui. He said that the suitability of sites were currently being discussed. He acknowledged that "safety aspects, human resources and the location" must be examined when [...] -
PM Anwar Faces Possible Suspension
Malaysia’s infamous opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim faces suspension and possible ban as a member of parliament for damaging statements made against the governement’s new “1Malaysia” racial unity slogan. The opposition claims that Apco has links to Israel, and that it is behind the “1Malaysia” concept promoted by Prime Minsiter Najib Razak. They also accuse Israel [...] -
Najib Defends NEM, Believes Citizens Support Change
Addressing more than 100 journalists during a dialogue session in Singapore on Tuesday, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak defended the country’s recently unveiled New Economic Model. The plan, aimed at steering Malaysia towards becoming a high-income economy, has received criticism in some sectors for eroding its deeply entrenched affirmative action policy towards the bumiputra. Groups [...] -
Malaysia Unveils Bold Economic Alterations
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak unveiled plans for bold economic reforms on Tuesday including an overhaul of racial preferences for majority Malays, in a roadmap to achieve developed-nation status by 2020. The “New Economic Model” was designed to boost growth, create a high-quality workforce, and attract badly needed foreign investment. The model also aims to halt Malaysia ’s [...] -
Iranian nuclear program received with mixed reactions
On Wednesday, 3rd of February, Iran launched a rocket into space, violating international law. Iran now faces the threat of new sanctions from the US and others. The incident has also increased diplomatic tensions between countries that disagree how to engage Iran, especially the US and China. The domestically-produced Kavoshgar-3 rocket was equipped with a satellite [...] -
UPDATE 2: Four killed in Thai south ahead of Thai, Malay PMs’ visit
UPDATE2 (Dec. 9): Unknown gunmen killed two soldiers in an ambush in Narathiwat on Dec. 8, in addition to the two killed in the market the day before. Malaysia and Thailand’s Prime Ministers are still set to meet this afternoon. —– UPDATE (Dec. 8): Just days before Malaysian and Thai leaders are set to tour Thailand’s unstable [...] -
Malaysia urges focus on South China Sea piracy
KUALA LUMPUR: Pirates attacks in the South China Sea are increasing and Malaysia has urged the bordering nations to work together to fight the threat, reports said Monday. “Piracy there is not conventional any more. Pirates feel that the countries don’t patrol the sea enough,” Defence Minister Zahid Hamidi was quoted as saying by the New [...] -
Malaysia: state probes huge graft claims
KUALA LUMPUR : A Malaysian state government is probing investigators’ claims that up to 60 per cent of infrastructure funds possibly amounting to billions of dollars have been siphoned off, a report said on Sunday. The deputy chief minister of Sarawak state on the resource-rich island of Borneo, George Chan, said his government would look into [...]
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