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Malaysia obtains stay order against $15 billion award to late sultan's heirs

Malaysia said on Wednesday it had obtained a stay order against the enforcement of a French arbitration court ruling ordering the government to pay $14.9 billion to the descendents of a late sultan over a colonial-era land deal.

Reuters

Indonesia halts sending migrant workers to Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia said on Wednesday it has temporarily stopped sending its citizens to work in Malaysia, including thousands recruited for the plantation sector, citing a breach in a worker recruitment deal signed between the two countries.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia to start chicken exports to Singapore amid shortage

Indonesia will start exporting chicken to Singapore this week, its agriculture ministry said, with the aim to plug an ongoing shortage in the city-state following a ban on exports from key supplier, Malaysia.

Reuters

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Thailand's biggest romance scam snagged a chief financial officer and convinced her to steal millions

When Chamanun received a LinkedIn message from an unknown man claiming to be an American doctor, it marked the beginning of a tangled web of lies that would ultimately lead to Chamanun's arrest for stealing $250 million from her employer, and 20 years in prison.

ABC News

Tampopo's cooking school brings Malaysia to Manchester - meet the woman at the heart of it

Ana Abdullah will be taking on Tampopo's cookery courses and championing Malaysian cuisine

Manchester Evening News

Ahmedabad police say they foiled cyber attacks against India

AHMEDABAD: City police officers on Friday said they have foiled several attempted cyber attacks by hackers from Indonesia and Malaysia - part of a cyberwar effort against India - to compromise government websites and steal crucial data, ostensibly as revenge for the statements on Prophet Muhammad by former BJP spokesperson…

The Times of India

Malaysia Masters: Prannoy seals semifinal spot, Sindhu once again fails to crack Tai Tzu code

Sindhu's 17th career defeat to the Tokyo Olympics silver medallist is also her seventh straight defeat to the same opponent

The Hindu

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Malaysia Masters: HS Prannoy seals semifinal spot, PV Sindhu once again fails to crack Tai Tzu Ying code

KUALA LUMPUR: A fighting HS Prannoy edged out Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama to progress to the semifinals but two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu couldn't find a way to get past her nemesis Tai Tzu Ying at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament here on Friday.

The Times of India

Ratchanok and mixed pair sail into last 16 of Masters

Ratchanok Intanon and mixed doubles stars Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai advanced to the last 16 of the US$360,000 Malaysia Masters at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Malaysia delivers back-to-back rate hikes to ward off inflation

Malaysia’s central bank on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate for a second straight meeting in a bid to tame inflation and signaled more measures going forward will be gradual.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar job seekers caught in Hat Yai

SONGKHLA: Forty-one illegal migrants from Myanmar were caught on Tuesday as they boarded pickup trucks in Hat Yai district to take them to the southern border with Malaysia, where they had been promised there would be jobs.

Bangkok Post

The solution to baby dumping is women in power

If Malaysia wants to stop teen pregnancies, it could start by putting more women in parliament.

360info

Singapore urged to halt hanging of Malaysian drug trafficker

Anti-death penalty activists in Malaysia are urging Singapore’s government to halt the execution of a convicted Malaysian drug trafficker this week, the second in less than three months

The Independent UK

Tejas aircraft emerges as top choice for Malaysia’s fighter jet programme

Malaysia has narrowed down on the Indian aircraft notwithstanding stiff competition from China’s JF-17 jet, South Korea’s FA-50 and Russia’s Mig-35 and the Yak-130 plane

The Hindu

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Asharq Al-Awsat

MWL Conference Paves Way for Establishing Southeast Asian Ulama Council

The first conference of Asian religious scholars organized in Malaysia by the Muslim World League (MWL) called for promoting values of tolerance and respect to help achieve global peace and security.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scientists Identify New Carnivorous Plant that Traps Prey Underground

During a several-day trip with Indonesian colleagues to the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo, botanist Martin Dančák of Czech’s Palacký University noted plants which were undoubtedly Nepenthes but produced no pitchers. After a careful search, they found a couple of aerial pitchers, which led them…

Bangkok Post

43 illegal job seekers from Myanmar arrested in southern provinces

SONGKHLA/PHATTHALUNG: Forty-three Myanmar nationals who entered the country illegally to get jobs in Malaysia and seven Thai smugglers were arrested in two separate police operations in these two southern provinces on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Crisis to crisis: What Asia learned from the financial chaos of 1997

Twenty-five years ago this month marked the beginning of economic, political and financial market turmoil that would become known as the Asian Financial Crisis. Currencies and stock markets tumbled. Governments were overthrown. Poverty rates soared.

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Tourism back to life in Songkhla after Thailand Pass scrapped

SONGKHLA: Tourism surged back to life at the Sadao immigration checkpoint, as visitors from Malaysia and Singapore thronged to this southern border province on Friday, the first day the Thailand Pass requirement for international visitors was scrapped.

The Times of India

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty pull out of Malaysia Open 2022

KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia): India star shuttler duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty withdrew from the ongoing Malaysia Open 2022 after Satwik suffered an injury scare.

Reuters

Australia part of Asia, minister says on visit to Malaysian birthplace

Visiting the Malaysian city where she was born, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her story showed that Australia was part of Asia, as new data showed more than half of Australians were born overseas or had an immigrant parent.

ABC News

Foreign Minister Penny Wong visits hometown during Malaysian visit, spruiks Australian diversity

Senator Wong has received a warm welcome in Kota Kinabalu, the city of her birth, and spoken about the many Australians who have connections with South-East Asia and other parts of the world.

The Hindu

Malaysia Open Super 750 | P.V. Sindhu wins, Saina Nehwal loses in first round

B. Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa also lose their doubles match

The Guardian - AU

Malaysian foreign minister says concerns remain about Aukus pact after meeting with Penny Wong

Saifuddin Abdullah points to risk of regional arms race but pledges increased trade and cooperation on cybersecurity with Australia

The Times of India

Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma lose in Malaysia Open

JAKARTA: Indian shuttlers B Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma ended their campaign at the Malaysia open Super 750 badminton tournament after going down fighting in the opening round of the men's singles competition here on Tuesday.

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