Some 500 indigenous Malaysians on Wednesday mounted an unprecedented protest over a government bill they say will deprive them of land. Activists for the Orang Asli, the term for the native tribes in peninsular Malaysia, say the legislation expected to be tabled ...
Coca-Cola announced Tuesday it will invest 301 million dollars in Malaysia over the next five years, creating up to 9,000 jobs to further tap into the Southeast Asian market. The US-based drinks giant company unveiled plans for a bottling plant on a ...
Malaysia's religion minister on Tuesday defended Islamic laws that allow girls under 16 to marry, amid a controversy over two youngsters who were married off to middle-aged men. The issue has flared in Malaysia after reports that two girls aged 10 and ...
An 11-year-old Malaysian girl was hospitalized in a state of shock after allegedly being abducted by a man who persuaded her parents to let him marry her, an official said Monday. She is one of two recent cases of suspected child marriages ...
Malaysian maritime authorities said Sunday they had picked up 93 members of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority who had drifted aboard a boat for 30 days after fleeing their country. The boat, packed with refugees, was found off Langkawi island off the northwest ...
Malaysia's 112-year-old colonial landmark the Carcosa Seri Negara has been handed a stay of execution, the hotel's manager said Sunday. The Carcosa closed its doors at the end of last year after the government opened bids to redevelop the boutique hotel, once ...
Malaysian religious officials in the northern state of Kelantan are investigating two cases of child marriage involving girls under the age of 12, according to reports Friday. Mohammad Salleh Mat Jusoh, deputy head of the religious department in Kelantan, said they were ...
Peter Gade, who still clings to the dream that at the age 33 he can win another All-England title, reached the men's singles quarter-final for the seventh time on Thursday. Gade's hard-fought 24-22, 21-18 win over Simon Santoso earned him a meeting ...
Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei beat Sony Dwi of Indonesia on Thursday to become the first player to book their place in the quarter-finals of the men's singles at the All-England Open. The world number one from Malaysia came through 21-11, 21-17 against ...
Manchester United chief executive David Gill insists the Glazer family will not be forced out of Old Trafford by fan discontent and a potential takeover bid from the Red Knights. United fans have shown their opposition to the Glazers' reign, and the ...
