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Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir, 97, discharged from hospital after COVID treatment

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was discharged from hospital on Sunday after being admitted for COVID-19, his office said in a statement.

Reuters

Laos-China rail a boon for Thais

VIENTIANE:The Laos-China high-speed railway is expected to fulfil Laos' ambition of becoming a major regional land link offering greater connectivity and better access to trade opportunities.

Bangkok Post

Changing the narrative

A man returns home from work in Malaysia after Covid-19 struck, then gets lost in a bureaucratic labyrinth trying to get government handouts. Another woman finds a job at a factory, but the rules require her to compromise her faith. In Yala, a skater boy sets out in search of…

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Veteran Malaysian journalist Subramaniam Harihar dies at 79

Subramaniam Harihar, a longtime journalist in Malaysia who covered the country’s period of extraordinary economic growth for The Associated Press, has died at age 79

The Independent UK

Goodbye to Birkins; Malaysia's former first lady could join husband Najib in jail

Rosmah Mansor, the former first lady of Malaysia, amassed hundreds of expensive Hermes Birkin handbags and diamond jewellery when her husband Najib Razak was prime minister.

Reuters

Malaysian ex-PM's wife guilty of corruption

KUALA LUMPUR: Rosmah Mansor, the wife former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, was found guilty of graft on Thursday, just over a week after her husband began serving a 12-year jail term.

Bangkok Post

Malaysian court sentences former first lady Rosmah to jail for bribery

The Kuala Lumpur High Court on Thursday sentenced Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, to 10 years in prison for each of three bribery charges and fined her 970 million ringgit ($216.45 million).

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Najib’s wife, Rosmah Mansor, convicted of bribery in Malaysia

A court in Kuala Lumpur finds Rosmah Mansor guilty of seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts.

Al Jazeera

‘Grief and memory’: Challenging Malaysia’s historical narratives

A new performance unpicks the official narrative on the multiethnic Southeast Asian nation’s road to independence.

Al Jazeera

Malaysian court to rule on graft case of jailed ex-PM's wife

The wife of jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has arrived in court for a verdict in her corruption trial involving a solar energy project in schools

The Independent UK

Malaysia's former first lady Rosmah sentenced to 10 years in jail for graft

A Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, to a decade in prison for seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts, just days after her husband was jailed for corruption.

Reuters

Ex-Malaysian leader Mahathir, 97, hospitalized with COVID-19

Two-time former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19

The Independent UK

Malaysia ex-PM's wife seeks to remove judge ahead of verdict

The wife of jailed Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has sought to remove the judge set to deliver a verdict in her graft trial Thursday

The Independent UK

Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad admitted to hospital

The 97-year-old tested positive for COVID-19 and has been taken to the National Heart Institute for observation.

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Malaysia's Mahathir, 97, in hospital after testing positive for COVID

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 97, has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been hospitalised for observation, his office said on Wednesday.

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Honda Has Updated The CB250R With Mild Refinements In Malaysia

Honda has updated the CB250R in the Malaysian market with new suspension hardware and a gear position indicator.

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Foreign women bear the brunt of Malaysia’s harsh drug laws

Malaysia’s strict drug trafficking laws see foreign women disproportionately put on death row.

Newcastle Herald

Souths goalkeeper David Reid scores Australian Country spot

A tour of Singapore and Malaysia is scheduled for April, resuming the itinerary suspended by COVID during the last two years.

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Penang's Firefly starts regular Phuket flights

PHUKET: Tourism in this island province has been boosted by the introduction of the latest air link from Penang operated by Malaysia-based Firefly which launched its inaugural flight on Friday.

The Independent UK

Malaysia court slams leak of alleged verdict of ex-PM's wife

Malaysia’s top court has condemned as a deliberate smear attempt the leaking of the alleged verdict against the wife of jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak

The Independent UK

Early budget reveal sparks talk of snap Malaysian elections

Malaysia’s government says it will present its 2023 national budget on Oct. 7, three weeks ahead of schedule, sparking speculation that it may call an early general election

Bangkok Post

Mahathir: Jailed Najib 'highly likely' to get royal pardon

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's veteran politician Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that the disgraced former premier Najib Razak, who he helped bring down, was likely to receive a royal pardon and be released from a 12-year jail sentence for graft that he began this week.

Reuters

Malaysia's Mahathir says 'highly likely' jailed Najib will get royal pardon

Malaysia's veteran two-time leader Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that disgraced former premier Najib Razak, who he helped bring down, was likely to win a royal pardon and be freed from a 12-year jail sentence for graft that he began this week.

The Independent UK

Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib returns to court for 1MDB trial

Jailed Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has returned to court for a second corruption trial over the pilfering of the 1MDB state fund

Bangkok Post

Jailing Najib is a win for Malaysia

Let's hear it for Malaysia. Something unimaginable just a few years ago has transpired. A former prime minister, the scion of a prominent political dynasty who retained a strong grassroots following as a top lawmaker, has been sentenced to prison. His fall is a tonic, however brief, for a country…

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