Malaysia’s 1MDB sues PetroSaudi executive, seeking US$1.83 billion
Troubled Malaysian state fund 1MDB has sued Petrosaudi International Ltd.’s executive Patrick Mahony for US$1.83 billion over a 2009 joint venture with the oil exploration firm.
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Singaporeans travelling to Malaysia told to be vigilant after deadly Johor police station attack
The Singapore government on Friday advised Singaporeans who are in or travelling to Malaysia to exercise vigilance after an attack took place at a police station in Ulu Tiram on the outskirts of Johor Bahru.
Malaysia's GDP grew 4.2% in Q1, fastest in a year
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's economy expanded 4.2% in the January to March quarter from a year earlier, its fastest pace of growth in a year, official data from the central bank showed Friday.
Malaysia probes possible JI terror group’s link to Johor attack that killed 2 police officers
Friday’s attack, which occurred before dawn in the Ulu Tiram district around 30 minutes from the causeway to Singapore, involved a lone attacker who may have had links to the JI network in Johor state, according to police chief Razarudin Husain.
Malaysia overtakes Thailand as ASEAN's second-biggest auto market
TOKYO/KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia has overtaken Thailand to become Southeast Asia's second-largest auto market, after Indonesia, a major shift in a region that has become a key battleground for Asian automakers.
Malaysia aims to lure overseas venture capital to spur startups
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia is pushing to draw more venture capital investment from overseas as it accelerates its technology startup sector, the country's economy minister said in an interview.
South Korean DJ NewJeansNim faces calls for ban in Malaysia after performing in monk robe at dance club
Malaysian lawmaker Wee Ka Siong has chided a South Korean DJ for his recent performance in a Kuala Lumpur dance club while dressed as a monk.
In Kuala Lumpur, children go hungry as food inflation squeezes poor despite Malaysia ‘getting richer’
One in every two children in low-income households in Kuala Lumpur eat fewer than three meals a day, according to a United Nations report published on Wednesday, as high inflation forces the Malaysian capital city’s poorest to forgo food or rely on low-nutrition options like instant noodles.