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3 women caned in Malaysia for adultery
Feb 17, 2010 4:41pm
For the first time, Malaysian authorities have caned three Muslim women under Islamic law for acts of adultery, the Malaysian national news agency Bernama said....
Would you marry the same person again?
Feb 11, 2010 2:21pm
"Would you marry the same person again?" could be a dangerous question....
Hindus pierce bodies at religious festival in Malaysia
Feb 7, 2010 11:41pm
Beating drums accompany hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers as they inch their way toward the entrance of the Batu caves just north of Malaysia's capital for the festival of Thaipusam....
2 more churches in Malaysia firebombed in 'Allah' row
Jan 10, 2010 10:37am
Two more churches in Malaysia were firebombed Sunday, bringing the total to six since a court ruled that non-Muslims can use the word "Allah" as a term for God....
Malaysia: Churches firebombed amid Allah dispute
Jan 8, 2010 11:46pm
Attackers firebombed three churches in the southeast Asian nation of Malaysia overnight, assaults that come amid widespread Muslim ire over a court ruling that allowed Christians to use the word Allah as a term for God....
Bibles seized as Malaysia minorities fear fundamentalism
Oct 29, 2009 9:54am
Authorities in Malaysia have seized more than 20,000 Bibles in recent months because they refer to God as "Allah," Christian leaders said Thursday....
Kids missing after Malaysia bridge collapse
Oct 27, 2009 1:30am
One child is dead and two others are missing in Malaysia, after a suspension bridge they were crossing collapsed, the Bernama national news agency said Tuesday....
Malaysia postpones woman's caning
Aug 24, 2009 11:12pm
A Malaysian model, who was set to become the first woman to be caned in the southeast Asian country for drinking beer in public, had her sentence postponed Monday until the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan....
Malaysian model, mother to be caned for drinking beer in public
Aug 20, 2009 11:37am
A Malaysian model, who is set to become the first woman in the Southeast Asian country to be caned for drinking alcohol in public, wants her punishment carried out in public....
Manchester United snub Indonesian request
Jul 19, 2009 10:29pm
Manchester United have scheduled a second match in Malaysia after rejecting a request from the Indonesian government to fulfil a fixture canceled as a result of bomb attacks in Jakarta....
Malaysia swears in new prime minister
Apr 3, 2009 2:48am
Malaysia swore in a new prime minister on Friday, the country's state news agency reported....
Malaysia PM resigns; deputy to assume post
Apr 2, 2009 9:23pm
Malaysia will swear in a new prime minister Friday -- one tasked with reuniting a multi-racial nation and shoring up an economy in dire straits....
Malaysia leader poised to resign
Mar 28, 2009 5:01am
Malaysia's prime minister wants to step down and has scheduled a meeting with the supreme ruler of the country to hand in his letter of resignation, Malaysia's national news agency reported Saturday....
Malaysia Ex-King Must Pay Debt in Landmark Trial
Oct 15, 2008 5:25am
A Malaysian court ordered the country's former king Wednesday to settle a $1 million debt to a bank in a landmark verdict....
Malaysia's Political Waiting Room
Sep 24, 2008 10:00am
As a long-running political standoff heightens, Malaysians can only sit and hope that someone will get around to tackling the nation's problems sooner rather than later...
Malaysia: Cancel Lavigne Concert
Aug 18, 2008 6:00am
Malaysia's Islamic opposition party has urged the government to cancel a concert by Avril Lavigne, saying the Canadian singer's on-stage moves are "too sexy," an official said Monday...
A Lurid Sex Scandal For Malaysia
Aug 17, 2008 7:30pm
The country is transfixed by a drama whose second act unfolded in June when the top opposition leader, 61-year-old Anwar Ibrahim, was accused of having sex with a 23-year-old male aide. It sounded very much like a case from 10 years ago...
Malaysia's Anwar released on bail
Jul 17, 2008 10:16am
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been released on bail after he was arrested Wednesday for questioning about a sodomy case, Malaysia's home affairs minister told CNN....
New Twist in Malaysia Sex Scandals
Jul 7, 2008 6:00am
After accusing the country's Deputy PM of having an affair with a woman who was later murdered, a private investigator and his family suddenly disappear...
Sex and the Malaysian Politician
Jun 30, 2008 10:00am
For the second time, the country's leading opposition politician is facing sex charges. In an interview with TIME, he calls it a "desperate" attempt by the government to keep him from power...
Anwar Against Sodomy Claim
Jun 30, 2008 3:00am
Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against a male aide who accused him of sodomy, vowing to clear his name in the second sex scandal of his life to thrown the country's politics into turmoil...
Malaysia's Anwar Accused of Sodomy
Jun 28, 2008 9:00pm
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was accused Saturday of sodomizing a man, police said, sparking speculation that he might be arrested...
Muslims threaten Malaysia Chelsea boycott
Apr 27, 2008 12:13pm
Muslim leaders have urged Malaysians to boycott a planned visit from English Premier League club Chelsea after their government decided to allow the London side's Israeli manager Avram Grant and defender Tal Ben Haim to enter the country....
Malaysia's PM rejects calls to resign
Mar 10, 2008 3:10pm
Malaysia's prime minister took the oath of office for a new five-year term Monday, rejecting calls to resign after an unprecedented electoral setback that has shaken the country's political landscape, the Associated Press reported....
Malaysia's Leaders Suffer Setback
Mar 9, 2008 1:00am
The ruling National Front still holds a majority, but opposition candidates scored stunning upsets in parliamentary elections...
Malaysia's Election May Be Done Deal
Feb 18, 2008 6:00am
Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi seems sure to remain in office, but opposition to the government is growing...
Man jailed for burying baby alive
Jan 22, 2008 3:16am
A judge in Malaysia sentenced an Indonesian man to five years in prison for burying his day-old baby alive in a jungle, a local newspaper reported Tuesday....
Report: Malaysia to cut foreign workers
Jan 20, 2008 5:08am
Malaysia expects to send home at least 200,000 foreign workers by next year to open up more jobs for its citizens, a local newspaper reported Sunday....
Malaysian news site strives for dialogue
Dec 3, 2007 8:50pm
Inside a nondescript building in the gritty Bangsar district of south Kuala Lumpur rests Malaysiakini.com (Malay for "Malaysia Now"), a newspaper covering Malaysia that exists solely in cyberspace....
Facing Malaysia's Racial Issues
Nov 27, 2007 12:00am
A massive protest turns violent as underprivileged ethnic Indians demonstrate against the country's longstanding pro-Malay affirmative action policy...
Hindus, police clash in Malaysia
Nov 26, 2007 12:59am
Thousands of Hindu protesters met water cannons and tear gas in Malaysia's capital on Sunday while demanding equal rights and consideration from the government....
Teargas used on rare Malaysia demo
Nov 11, 2007 1:18am
The largest political protest in nearly a decade erupted in Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur, Saturday with riot police aiming water hoses and tear gas at thousands of protesters gathered to demand electoral reform....
I-Reporters capture video from Indonesian quake
Sep 13, 2007 10:48am
An earthquake struck Wednesday off the western Indonesian coast, killing at least nine people, said a spokesman for the country's Social Affairs Department. I-Reporters sent in their stories, photos and video....
Malaysia turns 50 amid tensions
Aug 31, 2007 5:50am
Malaysia marked 50 years of independence Friday with dances and parades in a colorful show of ethnic unity that belied worsening race relations and growing fears about eroding minority rights....
Malaysia's Trial of the Century
Jun 27, 2007 5:00pm
A gruesome murder and an influential defendant make for a riveting courtroom drama...
Malaysia's Crisis of Faith
Jun 1, 2007 2:25pm
A court's denial of a conversion to Christianity from Islam highlights a clash between religious and secular forces...
United Malaysia game gets go-ahead
May 14, 2007 8:27am
Manchester United's controversial pre-season match in Malaysia is set to go ahead in defiance of world governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)....
Rossi sets hot pace in Malaysia
Jan 24, 2007 10:27am
Five-time champion Valentino Rossi served notice of his intent to regain his world MotoGP title with a blistering performance on the final day of testing for the 2007 season in Malaysia....
Saying no to corruption
Oct 23, 2006 10:54am
Anwar Ibrahim was a rising star in Asian politics during the 1990s as Finance Minister and then Deputy Prime Minister under Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. But in 1998, after leading a c......
Protonomics
Jul 6, 2006 1:56pm
Syed Zainal Abidin Tahir, the youthful new boss of Proton, Malaysia's state-owned car company, is clear on his priorities....
Kenyan anti-cartoon protester shot
Feb 10, 2006 5:36am
Kenyan police shot at hundreds demonstrating against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, wounding at least one person, as protests continued across the Muslim world....
The foreign junket
Apr 18, 2005 1:31pm
On August 30, 2001, then majority whip Tom DeLay, his wife, his staff and two Florida Republican House members arrived in Malaysia on what was billed as an educational trip....
Australia, Malaysia eye trade pact
Apr 6, 2005 1:08am
Negotiations to secure a free-trade agreement between Australia and Malaysia have begun in Canberra as the two countries mark a new step in their often troubled relationship....
E-mail appeals: Malaysia
Dec 28, 2004 8:07pm
We received thousands of e-mails in the days after December's tsunamis from people seeking news of friends and relatives in areas affected by the disaster....
Best investments 2005: Bonds
Dec 8, 2004 7:40pm
Junk and foreign bonds beat going long. Risk: High-yield debt is more tied to economic ups and downs....
Malaysian Former Deputy PM Anwar Ibrahim TalkAsia Interview Transcript
Sep 30, 2004 4:55am
Airdate: September 25th 2004...
Malaysia supports Thai crackdown
Apr 12, 2004 8:34pm
Malaysia has pledged full support for Thailand's crackdown on Islamic separatists along their border at a meeting between the leaders of the two countries....
Landslide for Malaysia's moderates
Mar 21, 2004 1:40am
Malaysia's ruling moderates have won an unexpected landslide victory over the fundamentalist Islamic opposition in Sunday's elections....
Singapore buys into Malaysia telco
Mar 1, 2004 12:05am
Malaysia says it has sold a nine percent stake in dominant telephone firm Telekom Malaysia for $766 million to a group of offshore investors that includes Singapore's Temasek....
Official: CIA chief 'wrong' about Malaysia plant
Feb 7, 2004 12:32am
CIA Director George Tenet was wrong when he said this week that Malaysia had closed a plant that made a critical component for Libya's nuclear weapons program, a U.S. official has said....
Capital Controls Done Right SOUND MONETARY POLICY, MADE IN TAIWAN
Nov 9, 1998 2:01am
It is true that in general, capital controls don't work. But one Asian country suggests that under special circumstances they can. We refer, of course, to Taiwan....
The Malaysian Contagion When Malaysia slapped on currency controls, political calculation triumphed over economic logic. If that
Oct 12, 1998 1:01am
By imposing stringent capital controls on Malaysia's econo my on Sept. 1, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad launched an assault on the foreign "speculators" and the international financial orthodoxy ......
WHERE ASIA GOES FROM HERE THE GREAT ASIAN STOCK MARKET CRASH--OVER $400 BILLION IN LOSSES SO FAR THIS YE
Nov 24, 1997 2:01am
As far as the citizens of Hong Kong were concerned, Wednesday, Oct. 23, couldn't have been a more inauspicious day. In the city's financial center, a plumbing fault suddenly drained an ornamental p......
MORE MALAISE IN MALAYSIA DESPITE GROWING WARNING SIGNS, THE MAN WHO BUILT UP MODERN MALAYSIA IS STICKING TO A RISKY POLICY PATH
Nov 24, 1997 2:01am
It's no secret that international investors, whom Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has derided as "criminals" and "morons" for making a run on his currency, would draw deep satisfaction fr......
THE RIGHT WAY TO INVEST ABROAD RECENT SETBACKS ASIDE, FOREIGN FUNDS CAN GENERATE SPECTACULAR GAINS. HERE ARE THE
May 8, 1995 1:01am
SPOOKED BY THE TURMOIL IN INTERNATIONAL stock markets, Americans are increasingly reluctant to invest abroad. In the first two months of 1995, only $829 million of fresh cash flowed into funds that......
MATSUSHITA SHOWS HOW TO GO GLOBAL In building more than 150 plants in 38 countries, the electronics and appliance giant has lear
Jul 11, 1994 1:01am
IT'S A FEW MINUTES before the morning shift at a Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. semiconductor plant. Workers are shuffling toward locker rooms to don ''bunny suits'' and other sanitized apparel......
PORTFOLIO TALK LOOK TO THE FAR EAST AND LATIN AMERICA
Nov 15, 1993 2:01am
As befits a man born in Holland, the first foreign stock Maurits E. Edersheim bought when he was a young investor on Wall Street was Royal Dutch/Shell. That was in the late 1940s, when only the int......
ASIA'S HOT NEW GROWTH TRIANGLE Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia are racing feverishly to become major exporters in the 21st ce
Oct 5, 1992 1:01am
I TELL American friends to stop worrying about layoffs at home and come to this region,'' says Laksamana Sukardi, 37, managing director of the Lippo Group, a financial services company in Indonesia......
WHY INVESTORS SHOULD GO GLOBAL HAVING PART OF YOUR STAKE INVESTED ABROAD LESSENS RISK AND MAY INCREASE RETURNS TOO.
Oct 29, 1990 2:01am
PREVALENT among U.S. investors not so very long ago was the illusion that putting money into foreign securities was only for daring risk takers. But in recent years more and more Americans have com......
A NEW MASS MARKET EMERGES Rising income is creating a generation of eager consumers. But rapidly changing social
Oct 1, 1990 1:01am
JOE BACZKO is a toy salesman, not a demographer. But listen to sound bites from his spiel about why his company, Toys ''R'' Us, is going to knock them dead in Asia, and you get a good picture of th......
TEN TO WATCH OUTSIDE JAPAN Aggressive conglomerates from Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, and Taiwan
Oct 1, 1990 1:01am
FROM THE burgeoning Asian economies outside Japan -- from South Korea and Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and beyond -- a new breed of corporate giant is rising to challenge top businesses in both t......
ASIA'S RISING EXPORT POWERS Thailand and Malaysia lead the next generation of little Japans. Their rapid
Nov 13, 1989 2:01am
JAPAN blazed the export trail. But soon a new group of champions came roaring down that path -- Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea. Now a second pack of Asian nations is carving out a gr......
HOW TO WIN IN PAC RIM STOCKS Shares on Asia's exchanges are behaving like runaway bulls, but the gains a
Nov 13, 1989 2:01am
NOTHING proclaims the success of a bustling economy better than a thriving stock market, and these days the Pacific Rim has more than its share. Powered by a cascade of cash from surging trade surp......
ASIA'S RELUCTANT GROWTH CHAMPS Thailand and Malaysia are coming up fast. But don't call them NICs. They think it's a bad three-l
Apr 24, 1989 1:01am
IF THERE WERE OSCARS for nations, the ceremonies for newly industrializing countries might go like this: A corporate type from Singapore makes a formal speech about what an honor it is. Taiwan's ma......
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