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  Key Malaysian party withdraws support for embattled PM

  Agence France-Presse . Kuala Lumpur | Updated at 01:07am on July 09, 2021

  The biggest party in Malaysia’s ruling coalition said Thursday it was withdrawing support for the embattled prime minister and urged him to step down. There...

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  News site in Malaysia ordered to pay $130,000 in defamation case

  Agence France-Presse . Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Updated at 08:02pm on July 02, 2021

  A leading Malaysian news site was ordered on Friday to pay over $130,000 after losing a defamation case against a mining company, adding to concerns...

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  Asian coal plant drive threatens climate goals: report

  Agence France-Presse . Kuala Lumpur | Updated at 01:54am on July 01, 2021

  Five Asian countries are responsible for 80 per cent of new coal power stations planned worldwide, with the projects threatening goals to fight the climate...

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  Malaysian court overturns 'misadventure' inquest verdict in teen's death

  Agence France-Presse . Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Updated at 09:29pm on June 16, 2021

  A Malaysian court Wednesday overturned an inquest verdict of ‘misadventure’ in the death of a French-Irish teen who vanished in the jungle, replacing it with...

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  Migrant workers in Malaysia win Goodyear legal battle

  Agence France-Presse . Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Updated at 07:14pm on June 11, 2021

  Dozens of foreign workers in Malaysia have won a legal battle against US tyre giant Goodyear for underpaying them, their lawyer said Friday, the country's...

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  Malaysia imposes lockdown as SE Asia battles coronavirus surge

  Agence France-Presse . Kuala Lumpur | Updated at 11:47pm on June 01, 2021

  Malaysia imposed a tough nationwide lockdown on Tuesday to battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as countries across Southeast Asia struggled with a resurgence in cases...

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  Malaysia announces national lockdown to contain Covid surge

  Agence France-Presse . Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Updated at 01:41pm on May 29, 2021

  Malaysia announced on Friday it will impose a nationwide lockdown for the first time in over a year as it battles a rapidly escalating coronavirus...

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  Malaysian police kill Philippine ‘extremists’

  Agence France-Presse . Kuala Lumpur | Updated at 03:35pm on May 18, 2021

  Five suspected members of Philippine extremist group Abu Sayyaf have been shot dead in a fire fight with police on the Malaysian part of Borneo...

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  Malaysia former PM Najib fined for breaching virus rules

  Agence France-Presse . Kuala Lumpur | Updated at 06:20pm on May 07, 2021

  Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak, who has been convicted over the mammoth 1MDB scandal, is in trouble with the law again – this time...

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  Malaysian cartoonist faces police probe over satirical drawing

  Agence France-Presse . Kuala Lumpur | Updated at 07:35pm on April 28, 2021

  A prominent Malaysian cartoonist said Wednesday he was facing a police probe over a satirical drawing that mocked a senior official, just days after another...