The Eastern & Oriental luxury train restarted this week — here’s what a trip costs
After nearly four years, the Eastern & Oriental Express is back on the rails.
Asian news from Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia 1MDB scandal: Jho Low would take documents to Najib Razak’s Kuala Lumpur home, ex-counsel Jasmine Loo tells courts
Loo, who is the prosecution’s 50th witness, said this when questioned by Deputy Public Prosecutor Deepa Nair Thevaharan at Najib’s 1MDB trial on Wednesday.
Former Malaysia PM Mahathir hospitalized again with infection
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -- Malaysia's 98-year-old former prime minister of two decades, Mahathir Mohamad, has been admitted to the hospital again to receive treatment for an undisclosed infection, his spokesman said on Tuesday.
Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad back in heart hospital as corruption probe circles sons
News of his hospitalisation came after his lawyer, Mior Nor Haidir Suhaimi, told a Kuala Lumpur court that his ageing client is unable to attend a defamation hearing as he has been admitted to the National Heart Institute since January 26.
Indonesia's 'Cigarette Girl' takes on a macho world
KUALA LUMPUR -- A heady mixture of clove cigarettes, love, family drama and 1960s communism has made the Netflix TV series "Cigarette Girl" Indonesia's biggest hit of 2023 -- and pushed it into the streaming platform's top 10 most-watched films in nine other countries.
Indonesia's nickel hub at risk of radicalism, report warns
KUALA LUMPUR -- Indonesia must improve conditions at its key nickel-processing sites as fatal accidents and ethnic clashes stoke tensions that could re-radicalize former extremists now working in the sector, a new report warns.
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore hope to lure Chinese with visa-free travel
SINGAPORE/BANGKOK — Chinese engineer and aviation enthusiast Wei Ming is exactly the kind of visitor the tourism authorities in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are looking for.
