Mar 20 Boat with dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees on board capsizes off Indonesia's coast By Yayan Zamzami, Edna Tarigan, Associated Press Fishermen off Indonesia’s northernmost coast rescued six people after a boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized. Continue reading
Mar 06 MH370 disappeared ten years ago and search for the plane may be renewed. Here's what we know about one of aviation's biggest mysteries By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Malaysia’s government says it may renew the hunt for MH370, the Malaysia Airlines flight that vanished without a trace on March 8, 2014, after an American marine robotics company proposed a fresh search. Continue reading
Aug 30 India and Malaysia protest China's land claim in a newly published map ahead of G20 summit By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press An Indian foreign ministry official said his country has lodged a protest over a new Chinese map that lays claim to India's territory. Continue reading
Mar 09 Ex-Goldman Sachs banker sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1MDB fraud By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Roger Ng was convicted last April by a U.S. District Court jury in Brooklyn. He was sentenced on Thursday. He continues to deny charges that he conspired with two other people to launder money and violate two anti-bribery laws. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 7:54 Why more Rohingya refugees are making desperate journeys by sea By John Yang, Sarah Clune Hartman, Azhar Merchant It’s been five years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled the brutality of government security forces in Myanmar, ending up in camps in Bangladesh or setting out to sea in hopes of reaching Malaysia or Indonesia. Last week, Indonesia’s… Continue watching
Dec 17 Malaysia landslide death toll rises to 24, with 9 still missing By Associated Press Rescuers on Saturday found the bodies of a woman and two children, raising the death toll from a landslide on an unlicensed campground in Malaysia to 24 with nine others still missing. Continue reading
Dec 16 Malaysia campground landslide kills 21 people, leaves 12 more missing By Eileen Ng, Syawalludin Zain, Associated Press A thunderous crush of soil and debris has killed 21 people, including several children, at a campground in Malaysia. Continue reading
Nov 24 Malaysia's long-time reformist leader Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as prime minister By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Long-time opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been sworn in as Malaysia's prime minister. Continue reading
Nov 19 Malaysia faces new political crisis as election delivers hung Parliament By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Malaysia tumbled into fresh political turmoil Sunday after a tightly contested general election delivered a hung Parliament with no clear winner and a surprising surge of support for an Islamist party. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 4:35 News Wrap: Karen Bass elected as mayor of Los Angeles In our news wrap Thursday, Los Angeles voters elected Karen Bass as the city's first female mayor, air raid sirens blared across Ukraine as Russian missiles struck more power and gas plants and civilians, a Dutch court convicted three men… Continue watching