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Malaysian lawmakers approved a ban on street protests Tuesday after opposition legislators boycotted the vote and activists criticized the ban as repressive and a threat to freedom of assembly.
Malaysian police said Tuesday they have busted a sex slave ring and rescued 21 Ugandan women who were forced into prostitution after being lured to Malaysia with promises of jobs as maids.
Malaysian labor activists urged the government Thursday to halt an amnesty program for illegal workers until clear guidelines are drawn to ensure migrants are not victimized or cheated.
Three Asian flag carriers have announced plans to set up new low-cost airlines, jumping on the budget airline bandwagon as their cheap and cheerful rivals grab an ever bigger share of passengers and make inroads into the long-haul business.
Two landslides that hit a Malaysian orphanage killed 15 boys and one adult but nine people survived, police said Sunday after a nearly 15-hour rescue mission ended.
Malaysia said Friday the International Atomic Energy Agency has appointed a nine-member team to help the government probe whether a rare earth refinery being built by Australian miner Lynas Corp. carries any threat of radioactive contamination.
Malaysia's national oil company Petronas on Friday unveiled plans for an ambitious $20 billion oil refinery and petrochemicals complex in a southern state bordering Singapore as part of its energy processing expansion.
China and Malaysia signed agreements Thursday to boost investment in a string of projects involving energy, infrastructure and communications that add to Beijing's influence in Southeast Asia.
Malaysia aims to more than double the size of its capital market to 4.5 trillion ringgit ($1.5 trillion) by 2020 under a new 10-year blueprint unveiled Tuesday to boost competitiveness.
Asian soccer chief Mohamed bin Hammam said Friday he will run for the FIFA presidency, posing the first challenge to Sepp Blatter in nearly a decade.
Malaysia says it is strictly regulating a $230 million refinery being built by Australian miner Lynas Corp. Ltd. to process rare earth materials critical for the manufacture of high-tech goods, but critics said Thursday that the risk of radioactive pollution was real.
India and Malaysia signed a free trade agreement Friday, the second this week for Asia's third-largest economy as it seeks to deepen its economic ties in the region.
In this Muslim-majority country, it's OK to be Christian, Buddhist or Hindu. But not Shiite.
German carmaker Volkswagen AG will make its new Passat and Jetta cars in Malaysia by late 2011 in a 1 billion ringgit ($318 million) venture inked Tuesday with local auto group DRB-Hicom Berhad as it seeks to expand in Southeast Asia.
Oil prices hovered above $88 a barrel Friday in Asia as traders looked to this weekend's OPEC meeting for any changes to the cartel's crude production policy.
Malaysia's national car maker Proton will roll out its first fleet of hybrid electric vehicles in January for a pilot run before mass production begins in 2012, officials said Thursday.
Oil prices eased in Asia on Friday after two straight days of gains, taking a cue from regional stock markets which were mixed amid expectations of slower U.S. economic growth.
Oil prices hovered near $77 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as a rally fueled by a stock market surge and a stronger euro pauses.
A Malaysian judge refused Wednesday to let opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim see statements made to the police by the man who accuses him of sodomy, dealing another blow to his beleaguered defense.
A Muslim woman's caning sentence for drinking beer has been commuted unexpectedly, ending a high-profile case that raised questions about Islamic laws intruding into personal matters in Malaysia.
Southeast Asian nations on Sunday said they are still aiming to set up a European Union-style economic community by 2015 despite concerns that the global slump has led to a rise in trade protectionism.
The sodomy trial of a Malaysian opposition leader who claims he is a victim of political persecution was temporarily halted Monday after he called for the removal of the presiding judge.
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday accused Malaysia's prime minister and his wife of involvement in bringing the sodomy case against him, and said he would seek to put them on the witness stand to prove it.
Oil prices fell to near $74 a barrel Wednesday in Asia amid concerns that energy demand isn't recovering as quickly as expected.
Vandals tried to burn down two Muslim prayer rooms in Malaysia on Thursday, following a string of arson attacks on churches amid a dispute over the use of the word "Allah" by Christians.
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