Malaysia
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The public caning of two women convicted of attempting lesbian sex in a conservative Malaysian state on Monday has sparked outrage among activists and civil society groups. The caning sentences on the women, aged 32 and 22, were carried out before some 100 people at the Syariah High Court in Terengganu, a state led by orthodox…
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Malaysia’s LGBT community is under unprecedented attack according to transgender rights activist, Thilaga Sulathireh, after police raided a known pride venue and arrested 20 men for “illicit behavior.” For the first time in 30 years, Malaysia’s gay club, the Blue Boy, was targeted by Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department of Malaysia (JAKIM) where they detained nearly…
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AirAsia Berhad the popular Malaysian low-cost airline headquartered near Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday launched its inaugural flight between Singapore, Bintulu and Malaysia. AirAsia is the largest airline in Malaysia by fleet size and destinations; the AirAsia Group also operates scheduled domestic and international flights to more than 165 destinations spanning 25 countries. According to the…
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The future of Malaysia’s palm oil industry is hanging in the balance with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) taking steps toward ratifying the proposed resolution to ban importation of palm oil into the European Union (EU) next month. A report from Free Malaysia Today quotes the vice-president of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment and Development…
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The two women accused of killing the North Korean leader’s half brother visited the crime scene at the Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur airport as part of a re-enactment of the fatal attack. According to a report from The Associated Press, the entourage includes the prosecutors, defense lawyers and the presiding judge. Re-enactments are common in Malaysian…
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The Malaysian government has warned its citizens that it will not make arrangements to bring back the body or bodies of any person(s) killed in conflicts after joining terrorist groups. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid said families are free to make their own arrangements. Image: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid…
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A Malaysian woman has revealed that barely a week after she hired a private driver and got robbed as part of the ‘paid services,’ she and her partner have lost their unborn baby. Image shows Wong Mei Yan with her husband Tiong Ting Siong during a press conference. She blames trauma and depression for the loss…
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The two women – a Vietnamese and an Indonesian, who stand accused as Kim Jong Nam’s killers will be sentenced to death if found guilty of an international assassination plot. Image: Siti Aisyah According a report from News Australia, Siti Aisyah (an Indonesian suspect) and her accomplice, Doan Thi Huong, will face death by hanging…
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The Malaysian police has just released an official statement which confirms that Kim Jong Un’s brother had a nerve agent on him, and the incidents surrounding Kim Jong Nam’s death clearly explains how one can become an international assassin. http://www.ilgiornale.it/sites/default/files/foto/2017/02/16/1487252128-kim-jong-nam.jpg Image shows Kim Jong Nam (Right) flanked by security officials. A surveillance video showed two…
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A Nigerian behind an online fraud network which engineered scams worth more than $60 million (54 million euros) has been arrested in southern oil city of Port Harcourt, Interpol said on Monday. “The 40-year-old Nigerian national, known as ‘Mike’, is believed to be behind scams totaling more than $60 million involving hundreds of victims worldwide,”…
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An air-crash investigator has revealed he believes flight MH370 was deliberately flown into the water, as new revelations emerge. The Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared in March 2014 while flying between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. Australian MH370 search authorities are hopeful a wing part found in Tanzania will shed light on how the flight crashed, amid a…
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will be “suspended” if the plane is not found in the current search area, a statement issued to the next of kin seen by Reuters said on Friday. Ministers from Malaysia, China and Australia met in Kuala Lumpur on Friday to discuss the future of…
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A man who calls himself a spiritual “master” was yesterday sentenced to 12 years in prison, with an additional 12 strokes of the cane for raping a woman who had sought help from him. The victim asked him to help her get rid of “ghosts” in her flat. Ow Siew Hoe, 49, also known as…
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A young girl aged 17 has become another victim of an exploding Takata air bag. The girl died after her car crashed near Houston. The girl named Richmond from Texas was driving a 2002 Honda Civic in Fort Bend County when the car crashed into another vehicle forcing the airbags to go off. The malfunctioning airbag…
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