Mahathir seeks Parliament vote as new Malaysian PM sworn-in
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad called Sunday for an urgent Parliament sitting to contest the ...
Speaker rejects Mahathir’s call as Malaysia’s turmoil grows
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The speaker of Malaysia’s House rejected interim leader Mahathir Mohamad’s call for a vote...
Malaysia’s Mahathir wants nonpartisan gov’t if picked as PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday that he will form a new nonpartisan government if he is el...
AP Explains: Malaysia political upheaval as leader resigns
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s ruling alliance collapsed this week after 94-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir M...
Race to form Malaysian gov’t heats up, eyes on Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — After months of resisting pressure to hand over the premiership to his named successor, Ma...
Abbott says top Malaysian leaders suspected pilot of MH370
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has claimed the “top levels” of the Malaysian gover...
Virus fears rise after Cambodia’s acceptance of cruise ship
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The feel-good story of how Cambodia allowed a cruise ship to dock after it was turned away elsewhere in Asia for fear of spread...
Mainland China virus cases rise again after earlier decline
BEIJING — Mainland China has reported another rise in cases of the new virus after a sharp decline the previous day, while the number of deaths grow b...
Graft trial told Malaysian ex-PM’s wife was influential
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The wife of Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak went on trial Wednesday for alleged corruption in the same courthouse as ...
Mongolia closes border, China extends holiday to fight virus
BEIJING — China on Monday expanded its sweeping efforts to contain a deadly virus, extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and...
Malaysia sends back trash, says won’t be world’s waste bin
PENANG, Malaysia — Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year, with the envi...
Iran leader urges deeper Muslim links to fight US ‘hegemony’
KUALA LUMPUR. Malaysia — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday urged Muslim nations to deepen financial and trade cooperation to fight what he ...
Mahathir: Islamic conference in KL to tackle Islamophobia
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday an Islamic conference that includes leaders from Iran, Turkey and Qatar is aim...
Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib seeks to show he’s victim of fugitive
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak sought to show he was the victim of a cunning fugitive financier as he opened his...
Sumatran rhino is extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer.
MH17 probe reveals close ties between Russia, Ukraine rebels
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international team of investigators piecing together a criminal case in the July 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines F...
Cambodia’s exiled opposition leader makes it part way home
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Cambodia's exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy arrived in Malaysia on Saturday, making partial progress in his quest to retur...
The Latest: Cambodia opposition leader: ‘My duty’ to go home
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Latest on exiled Malaysian opposition leader Sam Rainsy's effort to return to his home country (all times local):
Graft ruling for Malaysian ex-leader a test for government
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — An important court ruling Monday in the first corruption trial of former Malaysian leader Najib Razak will be a test of the l...
ASEAN meeting grapples with trade war, territorial disputes
NONTHABURI, Thailand — Malaysia's prime minister has urged leaders in Southeast Asia to use the sway of their shared market of 650 million people and ...