“Better to die at sea”: Surging crime, bleak future push Rohingya in Bangladesh to risk lives at sea
RUMA PAUL, SUDIPTO GANGULY and KRISHNA N DAS, of Reuters, report on the factors driving Rohingya Muslims to leave camps in Bangladesh and undertake perilous journeys in a bid to reach countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia…
Death toll from Malaysia campsite landslide rises to 24, nine missing
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaReuters Rescue teams searching for survivors from a landslide that tore though a campsite in Malaysia recovered the bodies of a woman and two children on Saturday, officials said, raising the death toll to 24. The landslide in Batang Kali, a popular hilly area about 50 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur, flattened the […]
Malaysia campsite search continues as 12 still missing after deadly landslide
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaReuters The search for the remaining 12 campers caught in Friday’s deadly landslide at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia continued for a second day after an overnight halt due to bad weather, officials said. At least 21 people, including five children, were killed after a landslide in Batang Kali, a popular hilly area […]
Updated: Malaysia landslide kills 12 at campsite, more than 20 missing
Updated: 4pm (AEST)Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaReuters A landslide killed at least 12 people while they slept at a campsite in Malaysia early on Friday, officials said, as search teams scoured thick mud and downed trees for more than 20 people still missing. The landslide in Selangor state, on the outskirts of capital, Kuala Lumpur, occurred about […]
Malaysia’s Anwar appointed Prime Minister, ending decades-long wait
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaReuters Malaysia’s King appointed long-time opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister on Thursday and he will be sworn in at 5pm, ending five days of unprecedented post-election crisis after inconclusive polls. Anwar’s appointment caps a three-decade long political journey from a protege of veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad to protest leader, to a […]
Malaysia King to choose prime minister in post-election crisis
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Reuters Malaysia’s King said on Tuesday he will pick the next prime minister, after the leading two contenders failed to win a majority in last weekend’s election and his proposal for the two to work together was turned down. The vote resulted in an unprecedented hung parliament, with neither opposition leader Anwar […]
Malaysia’s Muhyiddin gains backing for PM bid after indecisive election
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaReuters Malaysia’s former premier Muhyiddin Yassin secured backing from two political blocs on Sunday as he sought to form a new government after a general election produced a hung parliament, but he had yet to win the required majority. Muhyiddin, of the Perikatan Nasional coalition, said he had won support from two regional […]
Malaysia faces new crisis as poll delivers hung Parliament
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaAP Malaysia tumbled into fresh political turmoil Sunday after a tightly contested general election delivered a hung Parliament with no clear winner and a surprising surge of support for an Islamist party. Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s reformist alliance secured the biggest gain with 82 out of 220 Parliamentary seats, but fell far short […]
Malaysia votes in general election, Anwar expected to lead tight race
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaReuters Malaysians were voting in a closely run general election on Saturday, a contest that may not end years of political instability as polls point to no clear winner in the South-East Asian nation. Longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s coalition is forecast to win the greatest number of parliamentary seats but fail to […]
Malaysia to go to polls on 19th November
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Reuters Malaysia will hold a general election on 19th November, its election commission said on Thursday, in a contest that the ruling graft-tainted party hopes will strengthen its hold on power. The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) may have the edge in next month’s election as the opposition is in disarray, and […]