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Malaysia enacts amendments to its nuclear law that require permits for all atomic-energy activities, including the import, export, transshipment, and transit of radioactive and nuclear materials. The updated framework introduces stricter oversight and penalties, including the possibility of the death penalty. 2025-12-1
The Malaysian Federal Court rules that an addendum order allegedly allowing former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his 1MDB-related prison sentence under house arrest exists, but refers the matter to the High Court to determine its validity. 2025-08-13
The U.S. Department of Defense repatriates two al-Qaeda members, Mohammed Farik Bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir Bin Lep, from Guantanamo Bay to Malaysia, where they will undergo a rehabilitation process before reintegration into society. 2024-12-18
Malaysia charges opposition leader and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin for allegedly insulting the former King Al-Sultan Abdullah in 2022, under the Sedition Act. 2024-08-27
The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia permits halal-certified bakeries in the country to include Christmas greetings on cakes, overturning a previous directive that prohibited such messages. 2023-12-18
Malaysia says that it will not recognise unilateral sanctions, responding to a proposed US law that would impose sanctions on supporters of Hamas and other Palestinian groups. 2023-11-7
Malaysia reports a record 31,199 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3.3 million. 2022-02-24
Malaysia reports a record 360 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 10,749. 2021-08-8
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) expands the search area to 560 square nautical miles for nine crewmen missing since March 21 from a capsized sand dredger off the coast of Malaysia. MMEA requests for the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency to assist in the operation. 2018-03-27
Pope Francis's visit to Armenia this weekend may stress relations with Turkey. The Pope is seeking to avoid reigniting the diplomatic dispute that arose last year when he described the 1915 mass killings of Armenians as a genocide. The Vatican prefers the Armenian phrase "Medz Yeghern," which roughly translates as "the great evil or calamity." 2016-06-23