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MALAYSIA

ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 23, 2019
Malaysia makes record bust of ketamine and cocaine worth $161 million
Malaysian authorities on Friday said they had seized nearly 3.7 tons of ketamine and cocaine worth about $161 million in the country's biggest drugs haul to date.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2019
Japan should support nuclear ban treaty, says Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad
Visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday that Japan, as the world's only country to be attacked with nuclear weapons in war, should support a U.N. treaty banning such weapons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jul 16, 2019
Not going anywhere: How to handle the world's growing trash problem
The stench of curdled milk wafted from a shipping container of waste at Malaysia's Port Klang as Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin told a group of journalists in May she would send the maggot-infested rubbish back where it came from.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 21, 2019
Sex tapes apparently showing Mahathir aide with another man cloud PM's succession plan
Leaked sex videos purporting to show a potential successor to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad with another man have deepened rifts within the ruling coalition and raised concerns of a turbulent transition from the 93-year-old leader.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2019
Canada in talks with Malaysia about taking back plastic waste
The government of Canada said on Monday it is in discussions with Malaysia about retrieving plastic waste that originated from Canada and is currently in Malaysia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2019
Thailand charges crew of stranded Rohingya boat with aiding illegal immigration
Thai authorities have charged the captain and crew of a boat carrying 65 Rohingya Muslims with assisting illegal immigration after the group was found stranded on a southern Thai island, police said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2019
Costly cabs: Japanese taxis have second-highest fares worldwide, research finds
Well-dressed and sporting jackets and white gloves, Japanese taxi drivers chauffeur locals and tourists to their destinations in comfortable, air-conditioned cars with doors that open automatically.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2019
U.S. to sell 34 advanced surveillance drones to allies in South China Sea region
The Trump administration has moved ahead with a surveillance drone sale to four U.S. allies in the South China Sea region as acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Washington will no longer "tiptoe" around Chinese behavior in Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 3, 2019
Trump's Huawei problem: Asia doesn't want U.S. to kneecap China
Smoking cigarettes at Singapore's Shangri-La Hotel, the site of Asia's most prominent annual defense forum, members of China's military found themselves surprisingly upbeat this weekend.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 31, 2019
Japan and Malaysia eye close ties based on Mahathir's 'Look East' policy
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Malaysian counterpart, Mahathir Mohamad, agreed Friday to deepen bilateral relations through Kuala Lumpur's "Look East" economic development policy, which is heavily modeled after Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2019
Malaysia, flooded with plastic waste, to send scrap back to source
Malaysia, which has become the dumping ground for the world's plastic waste, will send back nonrecyclable plastic scrap to the developed countries that sent it there, its environment minister said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 12, 2019
Kuala Lumpur in talks with Tokyo for Malaysians to join new blue-collar visa programs
Malaysia is in talks with Japan, which needs more foreign workers due to a rapidly aging population and low birthrate, on sending blue-collar workers under a new visa program launched in April.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 10, 2019
Dreams of economic revival after Mahathir's return fade in Malaysia
A year ago, Malaysian land surveyor Muhammad Nur Aliff had high hopes that a shock election victory by 93-year-old Mahathir Mohamad could be the catalyst for reform and revival in a country hobbled by sky-high public debt and corruption.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2019
Malaysia deports six Egyptians despite concerns over torture, rights abuses
Malaysia has deported six Egyptians and a Tunisian suspected of being linked to Islamist militant groups abroad, despite protests from human rights groups.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 9, 2019
Malaysia jails man for 10 years for insulting Islam on social media
A Malaysian was sentenced to more than 10 years' jail and three others were charged over insults against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad on social media, police said on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2019
Can 'Big Brother' technology clean up palm oil's image?
Some of the world's major palm oil users, including Nestle, Unilever, and Mondelez, are trying out new satellite technology to track deforestation, as pressure grows on them to source the ingredient responsibly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 11, 2019
Malaysia delays ex-leader Najib Razak's first trial for 1MDB-linked charges
The trial of Malaysia's former leader Najib Razak has been delayed indefinitely, after previously being set to start on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2019
Malaysia still in talks with china over $20 billion rail project: report
Talks for a $20 billion Malaysian rail project are still ongoing, with the Southeast Asian nation expecting to make a decision "as soon as possible," the Star newspaper reported, citing Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2019
Contradicting colleague, minister says Malaysia still talking with China about $20 billion rail project
Malaysia is in talks with China over a $20-billion rail project, the finance minister said on Wednesday, just days after another cabinet minister said Kuala Lumpur had decided to cancel the contract.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2018
Malaysian fugitive Jho Low and four others hit with fresh 1MDB charges
Malaysian police filed fresh criminal charges and issued arrest warrants for fugitive financier Low Taek Jho and four others wanted in connection with a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, officials said on Wednesday.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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