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by Elizabeth Law Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysian police said Saturday they had arrested a North Korean man over the assassination of Kim Jong-Un’s brother, as relations between Pyongyang and Kuala Lumpur nosedived in a battle for his body. A 46-year-old was arrested on Friday evening with documents that identified him as North Korean citizen Ri Jong Chol, a police statement said, making him the first person from the North […]
(Eagle News) — President Duterte arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Wednesday night and proceeded to the Mandarin Hotel where he addressed the Filipino community there. Before his speech, Filipino-Malaysian singers first sang his favorite songs, “Ikaw” and “You Raised Me Up.” At one point, the President even gamely sang along. In his speech to the Filipino community, the President said that corruption was the main problem that had hampered the country’s development. He said that […]
By A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A 61-year-old man diagnosed with the first case of a locally transmitted Zika infection in Malaysia has died from heart disease complications, and not from the mosquito-borne virus, the health ministry said on Saturday. The ministry had said earlier that the patient was already suffering from high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, chronic kidney disease, kidney stones and gout before he sought medical attention on Aug. 30. […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysian police have rescued 29 Filipinas who had been trafficked into work in bars, the Philippine embassy in Kuala Lumpur said on Wednesday. The women were rescued from two bars in the town of Bintulu in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on June 9 after the embassy brought reports of trafficked women to Malaysian police, a statement by the embassy said. Also arrested during the raid were three Filipinos who served […]
Eagle News — The world economic forum on ASEAN 2016 was held at the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. The theme of the meeting, which takes place from 1-2 June, is ‘shaping the ASEAN agenda for inclusion and growth’.
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia has warned of a possible terror attack in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, urging travelers to be vigilant after a number of arrests. “Terrorists may be planning attacks in and around Kuala Lumpur,” Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in its latest advice issued late Sunday. “Attacks could be indiscriminate and may target Western interests or locations frequented by Westerners. You should be particularly vigilant at this […]
(Eagle News)– Our international correspondent Fleur Amora took this shot of Kuala Lumpur showing the Petronas Towers and the nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower. The Petronas Towers are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004. They remain the tallest twin towers in the world today. They are also known as the Petronas Twin Towers. These buildings are a landmark in Kuala Lumpur, along with the […]
(Reuters) — Malaysian protesters woke on Sunday (August 30) and prepared for the second day of an anti-government rally which saw thousands take to the streets the day before. Nearly 5000 people spend the night outside, protest organisers Bersih estimated as part of protests calling for Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down. Protesters gathered near Independence square on Sunday, which remains blocked off, and started their day with physical exercises while others attended […]
(Reuters)– Thousands of protesters gathered in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (August 29) for a two-day rally to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak, bringing to the streets a political crisis over a multi-million-dollar payment made to an account under his name. The Malaysian leader has weathered weeks of attacks since it was reported that investigators probing the management of debt-laden state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) had discovered the unexplained transfer of […]
(Eagle News) – A safer and disaster-resilient ASEAN. This was the goal of the recently concluded six-month training of disaster management officers from the members countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “As ASEAN is moving towards realizing the vision of One ASEAN, One Response, the AHA Centre as the knowledge hub for disaster management in ASEAN shall continue to implement the ACE Programme to provide […]
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III has a busy schedule ahead of him as the President and other Southeast Asian leaders gather in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday for the 26th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. President Aquino, along with the official Philippine delegation, is due to arrive here on Sunday afternoon to attend the summit on April 26 to 28, with nine other ASEAN leaders. On his first day in Kuala Lumpur, the President […]
The peace panel of the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will meet again this week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to resolve pending issues in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law.
