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Thai authorities and Malay-Muslim insurgents have agreed to a ceasefire spanning Ramadan and the Buddhist Songkran festival, negotiators said, a small but significant step towards ending a conflict which has claimed several thousand lives over nearly two decades.
KUALA LUMPUR -- The continued impacts of climate change will pose challenges across the Asia-Pacific region, becoming a major driver of humanitarian crises, the regional head of an international relief organization warned.
After a week of rumours, the Pardons Board on Friday said Najib, 70, will be freed in August 2028 after his jail term was slashed, as one of the final acts in office of King Sultan Abdullah, who chaired the panel.
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's Sultan Ibrahim, of the southern state of Johor, took the oath of office on Wednesday as the country's new king, with the monarch expected to become more influential in the country's politics and economy.
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's pardons board said Friday it will halve former Prime Minister Najib Razak's 12-year sentence on corruption and money laundering charges linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.
Fahmi said the Islamic Development Malaysia Department (Jakim) and the Home Ministry are involved in discussions to grant approvals for concert permits by foreign acts.
KUALA LUMPUR -- Indonesian presidential hopeful Anies Baswedan has received backing from a firebrand cleric who was once the spiritual leader of an extremist group behind the 2002 Bali bombings, the country's deadliest terrorist attack.
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah has called for government stability, warning that the country risked losing investors and falling behind its competitors due to prolonged political turmoil.