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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia has seized elephant tusks and pangolin scales from Africa worth almost a million dollars, an official said Wednesday, highlighting the country’s role as a hub for smuggling rare animal parts. The contraband was found in two separate raids in the cargo terminal of Kuala Lumpur’s main international airport on Sunday, customs officials said. In the first raid, authorities found 23 ivory tusks, weighing 75.7 kilograms (167 pounds) with an […]
KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday insisted Russia must be held to account over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, three years on from the tragedy that killed 298 people. International investigators have said the Boeing airliner flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was blown out of the sky over conflict-wracked east Ukraine on July 17, 2014 by a Buk missile system brought in from Russia and fired from territory held by Moscow-backed rebels. The probe being led by […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) — Two Malaysian children have died after contracting rabies, the country’s first such deaths in almost two decades, as authorities battle a rare outbreak of the disease, officials said Wednesday. A six-year-old girl and her four-year-old brother died Tuesday after becoming infected with the disease in a rural area on the Malaysian part of Borneo island. They were among three people confirmed to have been infected with rabies, which in most cases is transmitted […]
BRISBANE, Australia (Reuters) — Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X said on Tuesday (July 4) a flight from Australia to Malaysia was diverted and forced to land in Brisbane because an engine was damaged during take-off by what was thought to be a bird strike. AirAsia X Flight D7207 was carrying 345 passengers and 14 crew when it took off from the Gold Coast tourist hub in northern Queensland state en route to Kuala Lumpur late […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang is verifying reports that 89 foreign terrorists have entered the country. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that foreign terrorists may have entered the backdoor where the point of entry is Mindanao via Indonesia or Malaysia. “This is the purpose why we are making a collective effort against terrorism and violent extremism through a trilateral cooperation with Indonesia and Malaysia,” he said. The Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia have recently beefed up […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia on Thursday agreed to “task senior officials to consider a proposed plan of action” that will counter terrorism and violent extremism in the region. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said in a press conference after a meeting with his counterparts in Pasay that the proposal will discuss ways to: enhance efforts and cooperation in addressing the root causes and underlying conditions of extremism including but not limited […]
TARAKAN, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines began joint naval patrols in their region Monday as threats from extremist groups increase. The “trilateral coordinated maritime patrol” was launched amid continuing battles between Philippine troops and Islamist gunmen loyal to the Islamic State group, who have seized part of the city of Marawi in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Indonesia’s military chief Gatot Nurmantyo said the patrols are timely as his country tries […]
Manufacturers surveyed by Standard Chartered said much of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations remains to be the preferred destination for China manufacturers looking to relocate their production facilities. Standard Chartered said Cambodia and Vietnam were the most favored destinations, as in prior years, by those opting to move capacity overseas. However, Malaysia was not seen as a popular destination for their relocation by China manufacturers this year. The report also showed that only less […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday said that the decision of Malaysia’s Court of Appeal imposing the death penalty on nine Filipinos implicated in a 2013 incursion in Borneo was not yet final. In a statement, the DFA said the case will be heard by the Federal Court of Malaysia “under automatic appeal.” “The Philippine government has extended legal and other forms of assistance to all the defendants from the trial stage of their case […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in waters off the Mindanao region this month to counter threats from Islamic State group militants, Malaysia’s defense minister said Saturday. Hishammuddin Hussein made the comments at a security conference in Singapore as Philippine troops continued to battle self-styled Islamic State group gunmen who attacked the city of Marawi on Mindanao island nearly two weeks ago. Hishammuddin said joint sea patrols in […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan plans to donate retired military patrol aircraft to Malaysia, a report said Friday, as alliances strengthen in response to China’s maritime claims. The two countries are among a number in the region stepping up defense cooperation against what they see as Beijing’s aggressive stance on the high seas. Beijing insists it has sovereign rights to almost all of the South China Sea — strategically vital waters, where the Philippines, Vietnam, […]
(Eagle News) — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, and his wife, arrived in Manila on Thursday, April 27, at 5:25 p.m. and is one of two leaders to arrive early for the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit in Manila. The Malaysian government plane, carrying the 63-year old Prime Minister and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2. The first of the ASEAN leaders to […]
