Malaysia

Malaysia expects capital punishment will no longer be mandatory in the country by next January, once it obtains the required approvals from Parliament, according to Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law) Wan…

Malaysian Senior Minister for Defence Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein reaffirmed the long-standing ties during a call on Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, said the republic’s Ministry of Defence (Mindef). In a statement…

Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah on Saturday (June 11) said ASEAN needs a more detailed road map for tackling the Myanmar crisis, suggesting that it sets a time frame and lists the stakeholders in efforts to end the conflict.…

Malaysia will abolish the mandatory death penalty, the government said Friday, in a move cautiously welcomed by rights groups as a rare progressive step on the issue for the region. In a statement, Malaysian law minister Wan Junaidi…

Member states of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) said on Saturday (Jun 11) that they are committed to ensuring the 50-year-old defence pact has "modern relevance" in the face of complex security challenges. The FPDA, formed in…

United Malays National Organization (UMNO) information chief Shahril Hamdan said that to gain voters' confidence ahead of Malaysia's next election, the government should put in place plans to address cost of living issues, including how to…

The supply of chickens in Malaysia is still lower than the amount required for local consumption, but it is expected to stabilize from June onwards, said Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries Ronald Kiandee in a statement on Thursday…

Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today denied that he claimed to have obtained majority support among Parliament lawmakers to take on the role as prime minister again. This is after Parti…

Sungai Siput MP Kesavan Subramaniam has denied claims that more than 5,000 PKR (People's Justice Party) and DAP (Democratic Action Party) members are dissatisfied with him and are set to throw their support behind MIC (Malaysian Indian…

The respective price ceilings for chicken and chicken eggs sold in Malaysia have been extended until the end of June, Alexander Nanta Linggi, Malaysia’s Minister for Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs announced in a press release on…