Malaysia

Malaysian Leader Faces Corruption Scandal As He Prepares To Meet Obama

6:40pm November 18, 2015

by Elise Hu

Malaysia's leader is at the center of a swirling scandal involving millions — if not billions — in missing money. It's complicating a crucial U.S. relationship in Southeast Asia.

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Supporters of pro-democracy group "Bersih" (Clean) pass a taxi decorated with Malaysian flags as they march toward Dataran Merdeka in Malaysia's capital city of Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday. The group is protesting alleged corruption at the top levels of gov

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Protests In Malaysia Target Prime Minister Over Alleged Corruption

4:32pm August 29, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Pressure on Premier Najib Razak has mounted since a revelation last month that $600 million had been improperly transferred from a failing state fund.

Malaysia, Cuba Taken Off U.S. Human Trafficking Blacklist

2:19pm July 28, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Many human rights advocates and U.S. lawmakers say the upgrade has more to do with politics than with the facts on the ground in those countries.

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Malaysia Freezes Bank Accounts Amid Report Of Cash Transfers To Premier

3:23pm July 07, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Authorities investigating the troubled state investment fund traced nearly $700 million into Prime Minister Najib Razak's bank accounts, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Hikers trapped on Borneo's Mt. Kinabalu on Friday after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake triggered avalanches that closed off the decent route.

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11 Dead, 8 Missing After Avalanche On Mountain In Borneo

2:12am June 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Many of the climbers, including an unknown number of foreign tourists, are said to have been descending Mt. Kinabalu after reaching the peak before sunrise.

A Malaysian forensic team personnel handles bags of human remains found at abandoned camps used by human traffickers on the Malaysia-Thailand border in Wang Kelian on Monday.

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Police: Malaysia Uncovers 139 Mass Graves Believed To Hold Migrants

9:53am May 25, 2015

by Martha Ann Overland

Most of the victims are believed to be Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar. They are held until their families pay more money, which few can afford to do.

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Malaysia Finds Gravesites In Camps Used By People Smugglers

1:43pm May 24, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The gruesome discovery of the sites thought to contain dozens or possibly hundreds of remains of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, follows a similar find this month across the border in Thailand.

A newly arrived Rohingya migrant uses a mirror after taking a shower at a temporary shelter in Bayeun, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Thursday.

Malaysia Orders Navy, Coast Guard To Rescue Rohingyas At Sea

8:08pm May 21, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Prime Minister Najib Razak made the announcement via Twitter, a day after Indonesia joined Kuala Lumpur in agreeing to take in the refugees, most of whom have fled Myanmar.

A sick migrant is helped by friends to board a truck that is taking them to a local hospital upon arrival in Simpang Tiga, Indonesia on Wednesday.

Indonesia, Malaysia Agree To Take In Stranded Rohingyas

7:53am May 20, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The "boat people," as they've been called, have been stranded at sea for weeks with little food or water. Indonesia and Malaysia say they will take them in temporarily.

Migrants as their boat is towed away by a Thai navy vessel, in waters near Koh Lipe island, on Saturday. Thousands of Rohingya and Bangladeshis have been turned away by Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Asia's Governments Talk As Desperate Rohingyas Wait At Sea

3:34pm May 18, 2015

by Scott Neuman

At least 1,000 are still stranded offshore in rickety boats with little food or water. But so far, the governments of Southeast Asia have shown no willingness to let them come ashore.