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September 11, 2024
Asian news from city Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian police arrest 6 Chinese nationals, local man in burglary raids
Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the suspects were arrested in an operation conducted on Saturday and Sunday.
This 42-year-old built a $2 billion a year super app called Grab: I worked '20 hour' days
Anthony Tan didn't need to start a business to be rich.
Chinese national jailed for stealing credit card from passenger on Malaysia-Singapore flight
Jiang Yangbo, a Chinese national, was a passenger on board AirAsia flight AK719 departing Kuala Lumpur on May 16 when he removed a fellow passenger’s blue laptop bag from the overhead compartment.
Malaysian police arrest CEO of company accused in child sex abuse scandal
When contacted, police chief Razarudin Husain confirmed to This Week in Asia that GISBH chief executive Nasiruddin Ali was among 19 suspected members of the group who were arrested during predawn raids on four houses in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia's sultan to visit China, eyes infrastructure support
BEIJING — Malaysia's king Sultan Ibrahim will visit China from Thursday (Sept 19), the first by a Malaysian monarch in a decade, where he will meet President Xi Jinping and likely seek support for projects boosting connectivity to neighbouring Singapore.
Malaysians flock to Thailand for halal food and shopping, Kelantan businesses take a hit
Long popular with Malaysians living along the border, the post-pandemic wanderlust driven by social media has drawn Malaysians from as far away as Kuala Lumpur to skip usual destinations like Penang and Ipoh and drive a few hours further north to Thailand’s southern region.
