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The Federal Court of Malaysia upholds the corruption conviction and 12-year prison term of former prime minister Najib Razak in connection with the embezzlement of sovereign wealth funds from 1Malaysia Development Berhad. Najib is the first former Malaysian prime minister to be imprisoned. 2022-08-23
Hong Kong reclassifies 15 countries and territories, including the U.S., France, Malaysia, and Thailand, to the "high-risk" category, which means that beginning on August 20, there will be mandatory 21-day quarantines and tougher boarding requirements for travellers arriving from those countries due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant. 2021-08-16
Malaysia reports a record 138 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 6,866. 2021-07-17
Malaysia reports a record 6,075 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 485,496. 2021-05-19
Malaysia reports their first two cases of the B.1.525 variant in two people who travelled from Dubai. 2021-03-5
Malaysia receives its first shipment of 312,390 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine. This allows the starting date of the vaccination campaign to be brought forward to February 24. 2021-02-21
Indonesia agrees to increase its imports of buffalo meat, automobiles, and sugar from India in exchange for an increase in imports of Indonesian-produced palm oil, amid a growing trade dispute between India and Malaysia. 2020-01-24
The Vatican announces that the 2013 papal conclave to select a new pope will begin on March 12. 2013-03-8
Fighting erupts in Sabah, Malaysia, leaving seven dead, including five policemen. Four people are taken hostage. In response, the Malaysian Military doubles their troop presence in the area. 2013-03-3
Clerics in Malaysia issue a fatwa against Muslims participating in "unproductive demonstrations". 2012-05-7