The Heat: Waste dumping controversy
Malaysia says no to being a dumping ground for the developed world’s waste.
Read More...Malaysia says no to being a dumping ground for the developed world’s waste.
Read More...The corruption trial former prime minister Najib Razak is underway. He has plead ‘not guilty’ to stealing millions of dollars from a state investment fund. Prosecutors say he laundered the money through banks in the US to finance Hollywood films, buy hotels and artwork.
Read More...They’re stinky, spiky and some say, downright sickening. Because of their pungent smell, they’re even banned in some places in Asia. But fans of durian can’t seem to get enough.
Read More...Malaysia’s palm oil industry has been under fire for a few months. It has been blamed, particularly in Western countries, for the alleged damage to rainforests. Now the government is making huge efforts to dismiss their criticism.
Read More...Each year, the world’s developed countries generate millions of tons of plastic waste. Much of that used to be exported to China for recycling, but last year China banned the practice.
Read More...The assassination of the DPRK leader’s half-brother is moving to trial. A judge in Malaysia says there’s enough evidence to try two of the suspects. Those suspects claim they were told – it was all part of a prank.
Read More...Why is this man is trapped in an airport?
Read More...Technology stocks are taking a beating in Malaysia amid escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China. It’s deeply integrated into the global supply chain, especially its electronics sector.
Read More...Eleven countries signed a reworked Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement.
Read More...A U.S. based company aims to solve one of aviation’s biggest mysteries – where is missing Malaysia Airlines Flight-370. The firm could earn up to $70 million if it finds the wreckage of the plane that vanished over the Indian Ocean in March 2014.
Read More...Colorful Peranakan ceramics were once considered gaudy by the Chinese, but today these antiques are sought after as an investment and collector’s item.
Read More...Eleven nations in the Asian Pacific to continue talks for a free trade deal in the region despite White House’s rhetoric.
Read More...Malaysian authorities say the pair used a nerve agent to kill Kim Jong Nam at an airport in February. The women maintain they were tricked into what they thought was a reality TV show.
Read More...A multinational search is continuing for 10 sailors missing after the USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker early on Monday morning.
Read More...Astana Expo filled with exhibits of green energy technology from across the world. Event shows a future not completely free of fossil fuel usage.
Read More...The DPRK has banned Malaysian citizens, including diplomats, from leaving the country. CGTN Rian Maelzer reports.
Read More...Malaysians say the expulsion of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Ambassador sends a message: Kuala Lumpur won’t be intimidated by Pyongyang.
Read More...Malaysia said it expelled the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ambassador on Saturday for refusing to apologize for his strong accusations over Malaysia’s handling of the investigation into the killing of the DPRK leader’s half brother.
Read More...The two women who police believe applied the deadly VX nerve agent to the face of Kim Jong Nam on Feb. 13 have appeared in a Malaysian courtroom and were charged with murder.
Read More...Forensic, chemical and biological experts have finished sweeping Kuala Lumpur’s airport. They searched for traces of the VX nerve agent. CGTN’s Rian Maelzer reports.
Read More...Preliminary chemical analysis of samples from the eyes and face of the body tested positive for the VX nerve agent, which the U.N. categorizes as a chemical weapon.
Read More...Malaysians protest against DPRK ambassador’s comments on investigation of Kim Jong-Nam’s death
Read More...Malaysia police seek four men from DPRK for the death of Kim Jong-nam.
Read More...Police in Malaysia announce another break in the mysterious death of Kim Jong-nam. He’s the elder half-brother of DPRK leader Kim Jong-un. Authorities arrested a man carrying a DPRK passport in connection with the case.
Read More...Malaysian police have yet to issue any formal statement confirming the man who died en route to the hospital from Kuala Lumpur’s airport was Kim Jong-Nam, the half brother of DPRK leader, Kim Jong Un.
Read More...At least three bodies have been recovered, while more than 20 have been rescued.
Read More...Rising business opportunities between Malaysia and China also bring many legal challenges. Lawyers from both sides are working together to solve them.
Read More...News that U.S. President Barack Obama will no longer try to push the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement through congress following Donald Trump’s election victory comes as a blow to Malaysia.
Read More...The new National Security Council Act allows Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak to declare any area of the country a “security zone” in the face a situation that’s considered a threat to national security.
Read More...With domestic jungles showing great potential in producing medicines and health products, Malaysia’s government is banking on biotechnology to be a key driver of the country’s economy.
Read More...The two pieces of debris recovered from beaches in Mozambique — one found in December and the other in February – came from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370, Australian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said Tuesday local time.
Read More...Myanmar’s new civilian government is raising hopes in Malaysia.
Read More...The Malaysian government is looking to completely strip branding from cigarette packs, a move to discourage smokers. But they are already facing backlash from companies.
Read More...Malaysia is facing unusually hot weather. Extreme droughts have led to closure of schools, and have left farmers on the dry.
Read More...An American adventurer said Thursday that he discovered part of an aircraft on a sandbar and initially thought it was from a small plane, and not from a Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared two years ago with 239 people aboard.
Read More...Over the next three years, 1.5 million Bangladesh workers are set to move to Malaysia, despite Malaysia’s slowing economy and tightening job market. The country’s already home to more than 2 million legal foreign workers, and possibly as many as double that of undocumented ones. […]
Read More...U.S. President Barack Obama will host the leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations this week for the U.S.-ASEAN Summit in the United States.
Read More...Chinese tourists will no longer need visas to travel to Malaysia. The new rule goes into effect on March 1st.
Read More...The Malaysian parliament has approved the Trans Pacific Partnership deal after a 2 day debate.
Read More...Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is paying his first official visit to Malaysia amid a series of ASEAN meetings held since last Friday on Nov. 19.
Read More...The 27th ASEAN summit held in Kuala Lumpur took place in the shadow of growing global security concerns, and amid rising tensions in the South China Sea. CCTV’s Rian Maelzer reports from Kuala Lumpur.
Read More...China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a report on the implementation of decisions made last year at the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum in Beijing.
Read More...With low commodity prices, an exodus of foreign funds, a slumping currency and financial scandals, it’s been a rough year for Malaysia but things are turning around.
Read More...The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries have agreed to an ambitious trade pact that cuts trade barriers, sets labor and environmental standards and protects multinational corporations’ intellectual property.
Read More...Nearly 2,000 military personnel from China and Malaysia will take part in a five-day military exercise on land and sea.
Read More...One year after Malaysia’s government announced a plan to save its financially troubled national airline, the new company that replaces Malaysian Airline System launched today.
Read More...For a second day, thousands of Malaysians took to the streets to demand economic and political reforms including the resignation of the country’s prime minister who is embroiled in a financial scandal. And while the protesters might mostly be linked to the political opposition, they […]
Read More...Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Malaysia’s capital.
Read More...Americans are on panda watch after the National Zoo announced that they detected a fetus during an ultrasound of giant panda Mei Xiang.
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