Malaysia
Malaysia PM appoints new deputy amid coalition infighting
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Wednesday named defence minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as his deputy,...
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Singapore says ASEAN aims to speed up plan to end Myanmar crisis
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was working to expedite the implementation of a five-point consensus...
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Russia backs ASEAN plan on tackling Myanmar crisis
By Fransiska Nangoy and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Russia strongly supports the Southeast Asian diplomatic effort to end the...
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Malaysia to hold special parliament sitting for five days from July 26
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's parliament will hold a special sitting for five days starting from July 26 to allow...
Read moreMalaysia to review recruitment fees, agreements after U.S trafficking report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will examine recruitment fees charged to workers and review its agreements with the home countries...
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Malaysia PM in stable condition, to be discharged from hospital soon – PM’s office
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is in stable condition and is expected to be discharged from...
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Malaysia’s government to reconvene parliament this month
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's parliament will reconvene this month, a minister said on Friday, just days after the king...
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Malaysian news portal ordered to pay damages to Australian miner in defamation case
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's highest court on Friday ordered news portal Malaysiakini to pay 550,000 ringgit ($132,179.76) in damages...
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Forced labour main human trafficking crime in Malaysia, U.S. says
By Mei Mei Chu and Chayut Setboonsarng KUALA LUMPUR/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Malaysia's predominant human trafficking crime is forced labour, the...
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In a first, U.S. warns of dangers of systemic racism in human trafficking report
By Daphne Psaledakis and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An annual U.S. State Department report released on Thursday said discriminatory...
Read moreExclusive-U.S. to downgrade Malaysia to worst tier in trafficking report -sources
By Mei Mei Chu and A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department will downgrade Malaysia to the worst...
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Malaysia to impose tighter coronavirus restrictions in capital
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Thursday announced tighter restrictions on movement and businesses in the capital Kuala Lumpur and...
Read moreSenior Malaysian police official says forced labour not “out of control”
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Forced labour in Malaysia is not a widespread problem or "out of control", a senior police...
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Malaysia king seeks special parliamentary sitting before Aug 1
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's king on Wednesday asked for a special parliamentary sitting to be convened before Aug. 1,...
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Malaysia PM hospitalised for diarrhea -PM’s office
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been admitted to hospital after suffering a bout of diarrhea,...
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Malaysian palm giant IOI faces labour abuse allegations in new report
By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Workers at Malaysian palm oil company IOI Corp are mistreated by managers, face...
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Malaysia PM announces $36 billion aid package amid extended lockdown
(Refiles story to add dropped letter in word "extend" in paragraph 8) KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin...
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