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Prosecutors have filed a sedition charge against a student activist who had urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of election fraud.The National Front coalition that has governed since 1957 won May 5 general elections. Opposition officials insist the coalition retained power through bogus ballots and other irregularities, but Prime Minister Najib Razak and electoral authorities deny manipulating the results.Activist Adam Adli was accused of making seditious statements while addressing a political forum. The 24-year-old pleaded innocent at a Kuala Lumpur district court Thursday. He was released on bail ahead of a hearing July 2.He would face up to three years in prison and a fine if convicted.It's the first sedition case involving statements made after the recent election....
Malaysian police said Saturday that they had detained 79 suspects linked to Filipino intruders in Borneo as they intensify an operation to flush out members of a Fil...
Malaysian security forces in Borneo surrounded armed intruders believed to be from the southern Philippines and sought to persuade them to leave peacefully Thursday,...
Malaysia is sending hundreds of soldiers to a Borneo state to help neutralize armed Filipino intruders who've killed 8 policemen in the country's bloodiest security ...
It was hardly the look of the victorious. Wearing a bright blue shirt and a grim expression, Prime Minister Najib Razak appeared before the media early Monday to som...
A court has sentenced a Malaysian couple to 24 years in prison for fatally starving their Cambodian housemaid.Police found the body of Mey Sichan at the couple's hom...
Malaysia's government said it would allow Malay-language Bibles to be printed locally, in a major concession to the country's minority Christian community to soothe ...
Malaysia's army chief says a soldier and three Filipino gunmen have been killed in the latest clash over a Philippine Muslim clan's incursion into Borneo.Security fo...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A photograph snapped on Borneo island of an otter once thought to be extinct in Malaysia has raised hopes that there's still time to sa...
Malaysians face a stark choice Sunday in their most hotly contested general elections ever: Stick with what they know, a long-ruling coalition accused of corruption,...
Malaysia's leader has named a new Cabinet challenged with restoring confidence in a long-ruling coalition that won national elections this month with a weaker majori...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian conservationists caught on film a Sumatran rhinoceros thought to be pregnant, raising hopes that the critically endangered sp...
Millions of Malaysians began voting Sunday in tight national elections that could see the long-ruling coalition ousted after nearly 56 years in power.Incumbent Prime...
The Medicine Hunter, Chris Kilham, takes us along on one of his expeditions in Malaysia . He’s on the hunt for the super herb tongkat ali, which is said to enhance vitality and libido
Prosecutors are pursuing rape charges against a 40-year-old Malaysian who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl and then married her.Restaurant manager Riduan Ma...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A helicopter used to transport timber crashed in a remote Malaysian rain forest on Borneo island, killing the American pilot and injuri...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A helicopter used to transport timber crashed in a remote Malaysian rain forest on Borneo island, killing the American pilot and injuri...
A Malaysian court has ordered the release of an al-Qaida-linked former army captain and two other suspects charged with inciting terrorist acts.The verdict underline...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian wildlife authorities rescued two starving pygmy elephant calves on Borneo island in the first known cases of the endangered a...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities are trying to trap a female mate for Tam, a rare Borneo Sumatran rhino, in a last-ditch effort to produce an offs...