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Malaysia's a big draw for China's Belt and Road plans. Finishing them is another story

11:24pm July 26, 2023

by Emily Feng

The Malaysian East Coast Rail Link is a successful feat so far compared to some other Chinese investments in the country — even if it has blown past deadlines and budgets.

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Loh Siew Hong, in a pink shirt, arrives with her three children at Kuala Lumpur High Court for a hearing on May 11.

In Malaysia, a mom is contesting her kids' conversion to Islam. It's a landmark case

9:58am July 18, 2023

by Emily Feng

The children were converted by their father after the parents divorced. The case has thrown into sharp relief the ethnic and religious identity markers that form the bedrock of Malaysian policy.

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A table showing documented cases of possible spillovers of dog coronavirus, pig coronavirus and MERS by year, animal and country.

How do pandemics begin? There's a new theory — and a new strategy to thwart them

5:00am February 15, 2023

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Animals carry millions of pathogens. So it's a daunting task to find the one with the greatest potential to spark a pandemic. Now scientists are rethinking the way they hunt for that next new virus.

Rescue teams on Saturday continue the search for victims caught in a landslide in Batang Kali, Malaysia.

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Malaysia landslide death toll rises to 24, with 9 still missing

10:49am December 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

The 24 victims included seven children and 13 women. Authorities were still carrying out autopsies and waiting for next of kin to identify the victims.

In this photo provided by Civil Defense Department, Civil Defense personnel search for survivors buried after a landslide hit a campsite in Batang Kali, Malaysia, on Friday.

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A landslide at a campground in Malaysia has killed at least 16 and left 17 missing

4:56am December 16, 2022

by The Associated Press

An estimated 94 Malaysians were believed to have been at the campsite in Batang Kali when the incident occurred, a district police chief said. At least 53 people were rescued without harm.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, wearing a face mask, waves as he arrives at the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022.

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Malaysia top court upholds ex-Prime Minister Najib's graft conviction

5:11am August 23, 2022

by The Associated Press

The five-member Federal Court panel said it unanimously found the judgment of the high court judge was right and that Najib's appeal was "devoid of any merits."

Former Goldman Sachs executive Roger Ng (center) leaves Brooklyn federal court with attorney Marc Agnifilo on May 6, 2019, in New York. On Friday, Ng was convicted of bribery and other corruption charges accusing him of participating in a $4.5 billion sch

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A former Goldman Sachs banker is found guilty in a plot to loot Malaysia's 1MDB fund

5:53pm April 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Roger Ng was convicted in a New York federal court of bribery and other corruption charges accusing him of participating in a $4.5 billion scheme to ransack the Malaysian state investment fund.

A child and a dog run along a beach in Haiti, from where health workers appear to have contracted a new coronavirus. Around the world, in Malaysia, a similar coronavirus has been found — apparently being passed to humans from dogs.

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New coronavirus, likely from dogs, infects people in Malaysia and Haiti

5:08am November 09, 2021

by Michaeleen Doucleff

It could turn out to be the eighth coronavirus known to spread to humans. Some scientists think doctors and researchers should start actively looking for this virus in patients.

Hosna Ali, 6, eats rice with dried fish at home in Seleyang, Malaysia. Her dad, Mohd Ali, says the family has not been getting enough nutrients during the pandemic.

PHOTOS: How Struggling Families Manage To Feed Their Kids In A Pandemic

11:37am September 23, 2021

by NPR Special Report

For millions, the pandemic has meant a loss of income even as food prices are rising. The challenge for parents and grandparents is how to feed the youngsters in the family — and themselves as well.

Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines lifts weights during a training session on May 21 in the Malaysian city of Malacca. She had been stuck in Malaysia because of the pandemic.

The Lockdown Forced The Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz To Get Creative In Her Training

2:00pm July 27, 2021

by Josie Fischels

The weightlifter became an Olympic record holder and the first gold medalist in Philippines history. But her training journey to get to Tokyo was anything but average.