Najib comes out swinging at rally ahead of expected snap election
More than 85,000 people crammed into Malaysia’s Bukit Jalil stadium on Thursday to hear the embattled prime minister vow another electoral victory ahead of a widely expected snap election this year. Najib Razak told the crowd the ruling party would triumph despite allegations of corruption. He is holding on to power despite allegations he took
Newspaper apologizes, meets with police after firestorm over front-page layout
With the potential suspension of their newspaper license hanging over their heads, a group of editors from Malaysia’s largest English-language daily, The Star, appeared at...
Disney shelves ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in Malaysia after cuts
Disney has indefinitely postponed the opening of its film Beauty and the Beast in Malaysia after censors in the Muslim-majority nation reportedly cut out a “gay...
Malaysia censors ‘gay moment’ in Beauty and the Beast
Malaysian censors have reportedly cut out a “gay moment” in the Disney film Beauty and the Beast before agreeing to its release in the Muslim-majority nation. The cuts...
Pig bristles in brush with Malaysian law
Authorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia have seized some 2,000 paintbrushes labelled as “halal” but made with pig bristles. Officials from the domestic trade...
Hari Raya Aidilfitri to fall on July 6
Federal civil servants get that extra
No train services for Ampang LRT line during Raya
The suspension is to enable the upgrading of its signalling
Johor declares July 10 as special Hari Raya holiday for state civil servants
Only if Hari Raya falls on July
Heavy traffic expected at Singapore checkpoints next week
Plan your journey this holiday
Additional Hari Raya holiday for federal civil servants
Good news, if you’re a federal civil
