Malaysia – Page 27 – Asia Times

This aerial photo taken in March shows a protected area of the Rawa Singkil wildlife reserve in South Aceh being burnt in prior to the opening of a new palm oil plantation. Green groups say it drives deforestation, with huge swathes of forest logged in recent decades. Photo: AFP / Januar

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Hesitant praise for three-year ban on new oil palm licences

by Asia Times staff September 23, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on October 2, 2017. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

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Thailand between a US rock and Chinese hard place

by Paul Wedel September 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo by iStock.

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Indonesian police probe scam that lured women to China

by Asia Times staff September 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Semporna in Sabah, Malaysia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Filipinos ‘involved’ in kidnapping of Indonesian fishermen

by Asia Times staff September 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Pahang police headquarters in Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

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Pria diduga tipu karyawan toko sebesar 500 ringgit

by Asia Times staff September 21, 2018October 5, 2018

Rule of law. Photo: iStock

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Rule of law is deteriorating across Southeast Asia

by Jon Connars September 21, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju, left, with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook on the top of Mount Paektu on September 20 after their summit. Photo: AFP / Pyeongyang Press Corps

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Kim deploys bromance diplomacy with Moon on iconic mountain

by Andrew Salmon September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

The Vietnamese Community in Australia New South Wales Chapter. Facebook photo

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Vietnamese in Australia raise funds for Rohingya refugees

by Asia Times staff September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, attends the opening ceremony of the parliament in Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

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Najib stares at jail time as 1MDB charges mount

by Nile Bowie September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

2018年9月17日，俄羅斯國防部導彈和砲兵部隊司令尼古萊•帕爾辛（Nikolai Parshin）在莫斯科舉行的新聞發布會上講述一枚多年前擊落馬航MH17航班的導彈，屏幕正顯示一枚由山毛櫸（Buk）導彈系統發射的導彈。相片：Sputnik/ Vitaliy Belousov via AFP

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俄羅斯揭露MH17墜機的「鐵證」

by Pepe Escobar September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Pahang police headquarters in Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

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Man allegedly cheats shop assistant of 500 ringgit

by Asia Times staff September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

A Russian jet takes off from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean off the Syrian coast during a strike against Islamic State (IS) positions in Syria in Nov 2016. Photo: AFP / screen grab from Russian Defense Ministry video.

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Russian plane was shot down by Syrian air-defense unit

by Stephen Bryen September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli (left) chats with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 21, 2018. Photo: AFP / Pool / Greg Baker

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Nepal’s shift from India to China: Will it work?

by Gunjan Singh September 20, 2018

The Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Hospital in Kuala Lumpur where the victims were taken. Photo: Google Maps

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Wanita Indonesia ditangkap atas penyerangan dengan air cabai

by Asia Times staff September 20, 2018October 5, 2018

The Hong Kong High Court in Admiralty on Hong Kong Island. Photo: Google Maps

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Professor sentenced to life in jail for yoga ball murders

by Asia Times staff September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

The ivory trade has endangered elephants as a species. Photo: iStock

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Cuộc điều tra bí mật phát hiện trụ sở buôn bán ngà voi ở Việt Nam

by Asia Times staff September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

The Bokor Palace hotel in Bokor Hill station near the town of Kampot, Cambodia, in 2015 before renovations. Photo: iStock

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Investors bet on the casino boom across Southeast Asia

by Bertil Lintner September 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Participating navies, including the Singaporean Navy, sailing in formation during Exercise Kakadu 2018. Photo: Royal Australian Navy

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Singapore in massive drills with overseas navies, US marine corps

by Asia Times staff September 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodian-Australians demonstrate in Sydney on September 15, 2018. Photo: Sawathey Ek

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International law perspective on protection of human rights in Cambodia

by Sawathey Ek September 18, 2018September 18, 2018

Russian Defense Ministry Main Missile and Artillery Directorate Chief Lt. Gen. Nikolai Parshin speaks as a screen shows a Buk anti-aircraft missile during a news conference
in Moscow on Sept. 17, 2018, about a missile that shot down Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 four years ago. Photo: Sputnik/ Vitaliy Belousov via AFP

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Russia reveals the MH17 ‘smoking gun’

by Pepe Escobar September 18, 2018February 18, 2020

The Abu Sayyaf group are known to use small boats to attack and board civilian vessels. Photo by Wikimedia Commons.

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Pelaut Indonesia yang diculik Abu Sayyaf telah dibebaskan di Filipina

by Asia Times staff September 18, 2018October 5, 2018

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - January 3, 2015: Young girl gives money to a beggar on a street in Kota Kinabalu. Photo: iStock

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Malaysia needs to get serious on tackling homelessness

by Hakimi Abdul Jabar September 18, 2018

The Abu Sayyaf group are known to use small boats to attack and board civilian vessels. Photo by Wikimedia Commons.

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Kidnapped Indonesian fishermen set free in the Philippines

by Asia Times staff September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Cheong Wa-dae, official residence of the President of the Republic of Korea. Photo by iStock.

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Indonesia luncurkan portal perlindungan WNI di luar negeri

by Asia Times staff September 17, 2018October 5, 2018

The Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Hospital in Kuala Lumpur where the victims were taken. Photo: Google Maps

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Indonesian woman arrested after liquid pepper attack

by Asia Times staff September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese football star Keisuke Honda speaks during a press conference in Phnom Penh on Sept 9, 2018 on the eve of a friendly match between Cambodia and Malaysia. Photo: AFP / Tang Chhin Sothy

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Keisuke Honda to coach Cambodia, and play for Melbourne

by John Duerden September 16, 2018February 18, 2020

The Indonesia rupiah is near a 20-year low. Photo: AFP / Bay Ismoyo

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Forget Lehman, Asia’s lessons are more timely

by William Pesek September 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak, seen here with his wife Rosmah Mansor, has been accused of pilfering a vast sum from the 1MDB development fund before his shock poll defeat in May. Photo: Reuters/ Athit Perawongmetha

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Corruption, throughout history and every country

by Asit K Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada September 16, 2018February 18, 2020

A pangolin takes a quizzical look at freedom after forestry officials seized 245 of them, along with 64 protected black swamp turtles, from wildlife smugglers at Don Mueang Airport in Thailand. Photo: AFP via Bangkok Post / Sarot Meksophawannakul

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Fight is on to save SE Asia’s exotic wildlife

by Dan Southerland September 15, 2018February 18, 2020

The ivory trade has endangered elephants as a species. Photo: iStock

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Undercover operation reveals ivory trade hub in Vietnam

by Asia Times staff September 14, 2018February 18, 2020