Jun 01 Businesses shut as Malaysia enters second virus lockdown By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Malls and many businesses in Malaysia shuttered Tuesday as the country began its second nationwide lockdown to tackle a worsening surge of the coronavirus that has put its health care system on the verge of collapse. Continue reading
Nov 19 AP report: Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands By Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, Associated Press On vast plantations across Indonesia and Malaysia, an Associated Press investigation has found that women are burdened with some of the most dangerous duties in the production of palm oil, which is contained in almost three out of every four… Continue reading
Jul 28 Malaysian ex-Prime Minister given 12 years in jail for corruption scandal By Eileen Ng, Associated Press A Malaysian court sentenced former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve 12 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty in the first of several corruption trials linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of the state investment fund that brought… Continue reading
Apr 10 Economic devastation looms on a Good Friday like no other By Aritz Parra, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press As Christians around the world observed a Good Friday like no other, at home watching livestreams instead of at church, pressure mounted on governments to restart some industries and fend off further economic devastation from the coronavirus. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: In Germany, man drives car into crowd of revelers, injuring dozens In our news wrap Monday, a man in the German town of Volkmarsen drove his car into a parade, injuring around 30 people, including children. Police say the driver deliberately hit the revelers, some of whom were seriously hurt. Also,… Continue watching
Feb 24 Malaysia Prime Minister Mohamad resigns amid upheaval By Eileen Ng, Associated Press The turn of events come amid plans by Mahathir's supporters to team up with opposition parties to form a new government and thwart the transition of power to his named successor, Anwar Ibrahim. Continue reading
Jan 20 Malaysia returns trash, says it won’t be the world’s waste bin By Associated Press Shipments of unwanted rubbish have been rerouted to Southeast Asia since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018, but Malaysia and other developing countries are fighting back. Continue reading
Nov 23 Sumatran rhino extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies By Associated Press The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer on Saturday. Continue reading
Nov 14 MH17 plane crash probe reveals closer ties between Russia and Ukraine rebels By Mike Corder, Associated Press Russia has repeatedly denied involvement in the downing and accused the investigation team of bias. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 11:27 China’s massive Belt and Road initiative builds global infrastructure — and influence By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn China’s Belt and Road Initiative is the most expensive infrastructure project in history. Chinese companies are constructing roads, pipelines and railroads across the globe. But they are also building China’s influence, and critics in the U.S. and Asia worry Belt… Continue watching