Malaysia
New Year celebrations muted by Omicron, but South Africa offers hope
By Renju Jose and Sisipho Skweyiya SYDNEY (Reuters) - Although farewell celebrations to the pandemic year of 2021 were almost...
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Malaysia to spend $335 million for flood relief
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will provide 1.4 billion ringgit ($334.93 million) in cash aid and other forms of relief...
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Malaysia lifts African travel ban, cuts booster wait amid Omicron fears
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has lifted a travel ban on eight southern African countries that had been among the...
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Malaysia seeks U.N. climate adaptation funds amid deadly floods
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is seeking $3 million from the U.N. Green Climate Fund (GCF) to...
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Myanmar seeks closer China ties with Renminbi trade project
By John Geddie (Reuters) - Myanmar will start accepting Renminbi as an official settlement currency next year for trade with...
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Malaysia warns of more floods as PM acknowledges lapses in rescue efforts
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Tuesday warned of more storms and heavy rainfall in the coming days as Prime...
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At least eight dead in Malaysia floods as rescue effort stumbles
By Rozanna Latiff and Ebrahim Harris KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - At least eight people have died in floods that have...
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Former Malaysian PM Mahathir to be discharged from hospital within days
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, has completed all necessary investigations for a medical check-up...
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Malaysian emergency services, volunteers rescue 21,000 from flooding
By Rozanna Latiff, Angie Teo and Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Hard-pressed Malaysian emergency services, reinforced by civilian volunteers,...
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Thousands displaced by floods in Malaysia
By Rozanna Latiff and Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Torrential rains in Malaysia have caused flooding that has driven more...
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Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir admitted to hospital
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, has been admitted to a hospital and will be...
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More bodies found in search for survivors of boat accident off Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has recovered the bodies of 18 people who died after a boat carrying suspected undocumented...
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Malaysia imposes stricter rules, booster requirements over Omicron threat
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Thursday announced new COVID-19 restrictions, including banning mass gatherings and requiring booster doses for...
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Blinken halts Asia trip after COVID-19 case in U.S. travelling group
By Humeyra Pamuk KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday cut short a brief trip...
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Blinken cuts short Asia trip after COVID-19 case among travelling group
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has cut short his trip to Southeast Asia due to...
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Search underway for missing Indonesians as boat capsizes off Malaysia, killing 11
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A search and rescue mission was underway for 25 Indonesians missing after a boat capsized off...
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Blinken says U.S. ready to move forward with sale of F-35s, drones to UAE
By Humeyra Pamuk and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The United States is prepared to move forward with the sale...
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Blinken says U.S. to look at more Myanmar measures, plans ASEAN summit
By Humeyra Pamuk and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the United...
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Blinken touts deeper U.S. engagement amid concern over ‘aggressive’ China
By Humeyra Pamuk JAKARTA (Reuters) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken touted on Tuesday a U.S. strategy to deepen its...
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Indonesia cites strong U.S. commitment as Blinken starts Southeast Asia tour
By Humeyra Pamuk and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a strong commitment to...
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