Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air as they flew in formation during a rehearsal for a military parade, killing all 10 crew on board. One of the aircraft clipped the rotor of the other before the two crashed into the ground, footage published on local media showed. The incident took place at 09:30 local time (02:30 BST) in the Malaysian town of Lumut, which is home to a Royal […]
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence for corruption has been halved by the country's pardons board. Jailed in 2022 for stealing national funds, he will be released in August 2028, the board said. Najib, who served from 2009 to 2018, was convicted in 2020 as part of the 1MDB scandal. That is related to the embezzlement of Malaysia's state-owned wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad. The fine imposed […]
A private jet has crashed into a car and a motorbike on a highway in Malaysia, killing at least 10 people, police say. All eight people on the aircraft died along with two motorists on the ground. The jet exploded into a fireball on impact, with thick black smoke seen rising from the site, video clips from the scene showed. It was travelling from the resort island of Langkawi to […]
A festival in Malaysia has been cancelled after British singer Matty Healy attacked the country's anti-LGBT laws. During the performance by his band The 1975 at the Good Vibes Festival, Healy addressed the audience in a profanity-laden speech before kissing bass player Ross MacDonald. The band then ended their set, claiming officials ordered them off stage. Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia and punishable by 20 years in prison. The band […]
Prosecutors in Malaysia have charged an opposition leader with two counts of sedition for insulting the country’s revered sultans, according to media reports. Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, a popular politician with the conservative Islamic party, PAS, appeared in court to face the charges on Tuesday. He pleaded not guilty, according to Malaysia’s official Bernama news agency. Sanusi’s remarks, made in a political speech earlier this month, questioned decisions taken by […]
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