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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 sc

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

Apr 08, 2022
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.
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Goats and Soda
A new coronavirus identified in Haiti (and in Malaysia) likely came from dogs. Above: A child and a dog in Haiti.

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

Nov 05, 2021
It could turn out to be the 8th coronavirus known to spread humans. Some scientists think doctors and researchers should start actively looking for this virus in patients.
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Goats and Soda
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 Families Struggle To Feed Their Kids In The Pandemic

Sep 23, 2021
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.
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Live Updates: The Tokyo Olympics
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

Jul 27, 2021
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.
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Asia
Mohamad Nor Abdullah, born without arms, looks out from a window near a white flag outside the window of his rented room in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 3. When Mohamad Nor put a white flag outside his window late at night, he didn't expect the swift o

Malaysians Suffering Amid Lockdown Fly White Flag For Help

Jul 05, 2021
The campaign emerged on social media last week and urges people to hoist a white flag or cloth to signal they needed immediate help. Food retailers and celebrities alike have responded.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Health staff and patients at an exhibition center in Kuala Lumpur that's been turned into Malaysia's first mega-vaccination center. The government aims to speed up inoculations amid a sharp spike in infections.

Malaysia's Recent Surge In COVID Infections Leads To A New Lockdown And New Worries

Jun 04, 2021
The country had been seen as a success in handling the pandemic, but a recent surge in cases has made it the third-worst affected country in Southeast Asia. Vietnam is also seeing a rise in cases.
NPR
Asia
Myanmar vessel UMS Moattama, which was sent to return Myanmar migrants from Malaysia, is seen docked at a jetty outside Kuala Lumpur on Monday.

Myanmar Nationals Deported From Malaysia Despite Outcry From Rights Groups

Feb 23, 2021
Malaysian immigration officials defied a court ordered stay and loaded the migrants onto three navy ships sent by Myanmar's military government to return them.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah's suspended the national parliament and state legislatures for an unspecified period of time under the nation's new virus restrictions.

Malaysia's Coronavirus Lockdown Is Not A Coup, Prime Minister Says

Jan 12, 2021
In his declaration, Malaysia's king suspends the national parliament and state legislatures, delaying the country's general election.
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Business
David Solomon, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, shown here at a business roundtable in New York last year, is among several executives at the bank who will have to give back part of their pay.

Goldman Sachs Executives Will Have To Return Millions In Pay Over Bribery Scandal

Oct 22, 2020
The blue chip bank will claw back hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation from current and former executives over a financial scandal in Malaysia.
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Asia
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (center), wearing a face mask with his supporters, arrives at the courthouse in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday. Najib was found guilty of corruption in the first of several trials linked to the multibillion

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Found Guilty Of Looting Sovereign Fund

Jul 27, 2020
Najib Razak was found guilty in the first of multiple trials related to the siphoning of billions of dollars from the country's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
In this online poster, now removed, Malaysia's Ministry for Women, Family and Community Development advised women working at home to wear makeup and office clothes so as not to offend their husbands.

Don't Nag Your Husband During Lockdown, Malaysia's Government Advises Women

Apr 01, 2020
An online campaign recommended business attire and makeup while working at home, and to avoid sarcasm when asking for help with housework. The women of Malaysia were not amused.
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World
Leaders of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, (from left) Sam Rainsy, Mu Sochua and Kem Sokha, give speeches in Phnom Penh in 2014. Rainsy and Sochua now live in self-imposed exile outside the country, while Sokha has been jailed since 2017.

Cambodian Opposition Leaders Say Their Efforts To Return Have Been Thwarted

Nov 07, 2019
Sam Rainsy of the now-banned Cambodia National Rescue Party was barred from boarding a plane from Paris to Thailand. His deputy was detained in Malaysia. Both risk arrest if they enter Cambodia.
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Asia
Najib Razak, Malaysia's former prime minister, leaves court in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday — the first day in his trial over charges that he used a slush fund to put millions of dollars into his own accounts.

Malaysia's Former PM Najib Razak Begins Trial On 1MDB Slush-Fund Charges

Apr 03, 2019
It's the first court case for Najib related to broader allegations involving the misuse of billions of dollars. Much of that money was raised by the U.S. bank Goldman Sachs, which also faces charges.
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World
Doan Thi Huong (center) leaves the court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, on Monday. Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against her.

Murder Charge Dropped Against Vietnamese Woman In Death Of Kim Jong Un's Half-Brother

Apr 01, 2019
Doan Thi Huong will plead guilty to a lesser charge. All charges against her Indonesian co-defendant, Siti Aisyah, were unexpectedly dropped last month. North Korea very likely ordered the killing.
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Asia
Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she leaves Shah Alam High Court in Malaysia on Thursday. Malaysia's attorney general ordered the murder case to proceed against the Vietnamese woman accused in the killing of the North Korean le

Murder Trial To Proceed Against 2nd Woman In Killing Of Kim Jong Un's Half-Brother

Mar 14, 2019
Malaysian authorities dropped charges this week against the Indonesian woman accused of smearing poison on the face of Kim Jong Nam. But they won't drop charges against Doan Thi Huong.
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World
Indonesian national Siti Aisyah smiles while leaving the Shah Alam High Court, outside Kuala Lumpur on March 11.

Murder Charge Dropped Against Accused Killer Of Kim Jong Un's Half-Brother

Mar 11, 2019
Siti Aisyah of Indonesia was freed Monday after Malaysian prosecutors unexpectedly dropped the murder charge against her. Kim Jong Nam was killed after a nerve agent was spread on his face in 2017.
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Asia
The Goldman Sachs headquarters in Manhattan, as shown on Dec. 17. Malaysia has filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two of its former executives on Monday over their alleged role in the ransacking of a multibillion-dollar state investment fun

Goldman Sachs Faces Charges In Malaysia Over Massive Corruption Scandal

Dec 17, 2018
The U.S. bank and two of its former bankers face criminal charges in connection with Malaysia's 1MDB scandal, which involves billions of dollars allegedly stolen from a development fund.
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World

After Months Stuck Living In Airport, Syrian Finds Refuge Half A World Away

Nov 27, 2018
Hassan Al Kontar arrived in Canada eight months after posting his first pleas for help at a Malaysian airport. He didn't have a visa to go anywhere else — until he found allies in an unlikely place.
NPR
Asia
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak exits the Kuala Lumpur High Court in August. He was charged of six counts of criminal breach of trust on Wednesday.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Charged With Criminal Breach Of Trust

Oct 25, 2018
Najib Razak was charged in connection with the 1MDB scandal, involving the alleged misuse of more than $1.5 billion. He pleaded not guilty to the 21 charges he faces.
NPR
Asia
Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad salutes during the opening of a session of parliament in Kuala Lumpur on July 17.

Pompeo Arrives In Malaysia After A Former Ruler Makes A Surprising Comeback

Aug 01, 2018
The secretary of state will meet senior officials from the new Malaysian government, following the country's unexpected election result.
NPR
The Two-Way
Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto was escorted by police during a court hearing in Malaysia in December, where she was exonerated of drug smuggling charges. On Thursday an appeals court overturned the ruling and sentenced her to die by hanging.

Australian Woman Sentenced To Die In Malaysia For Drug Smuggling

May 24, 2018
Lawyers are appealing the sentence and say the 54-year-old from Sydney was the victim of an online scam.
NPR
The Two-Way
Police prepare to load confiscated items, including designer Birken handbags and jewelry into a truck in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday.

Malaysian Police Seize Cash, Jewels, Designer Bags From Ousted Premier's Residence

May 18, 2018
The pre-dawn raid on a condominium belonging to former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was defeated in last week's elections, comes in connection with a long-running corruption scandal.
NPR
The Two-Way
Jailed former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim gestures before speaking to the media after his return home following his release from hospital in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday following his royal pardon.

Jailed Malaysian Reformist Anwar Ibrahim Free After Royal Pardon

May 16, 2018
The release of Anwar, who has served nearly a decade in jail on two separate convictions for sodomy, was less than a week after a stunning election upset by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
NPR
The Two-Way
Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim can return to politics as soon as he is pardoned by the country's king. He's been in prison for sodomy since 2015.

Jailed Malaysian Opposition Leader To Be Pardoned After His Party's Victory

May 11, 2018
Anwar Ibrahim, the popular opposition leader who was jailed for sodomy in 2015, will get a royal pardon — clearing the way for him to possibly become prime minister.
NPR
The Two-Way
Mahathir Mohamad reacts as he speaks during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, after his surprise victory.

In Election Upset, Malaysia's Mahathir Returns To Power After A Quarter Century

May 10, 2018
Mahathir Mohamad, who previously led Malaysia for more than two decades, has won a surprise victory over Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has been embroiled in a long-running corruption scandal.
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