Sources: Jakarta Post
The death toll from a Rohingya boat sinking near Langkawi, Malaysia, rises to 21 as authorities in Malaysia and Thailand continue their search and rescue operations, with 13 survivors having been rescued and detained for immigration investigations. 2025-11-10
Ismail Sabri Yaakob is appointed as the 9th prime minister of Malaysia, following the resignation of Muhyiddin Yassin amid the collapse of the government. 2021-08-20
Malaysia reports a record 4,029 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 155,095. 2021-01-16
Malaysian Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdullah of Pahang declares a state of emergency in the country until August 1 amid an increase in COVID-19 cases, suspending parliament for the first time since 1969 for the remainder of the pandemic. 2021-01-12
Malaysian Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin signed an agreement with his Chinese counterpart Wang Zhigang to cooperate on the development of a safe and efficacious vaccine, as part of efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020-11-18
Malaysia reports 1,228 new infections, a record daily jump since the start of the pandemic, bringing the total number of cases to 25,742. Of those new cases, 449 of them are from Sabah. 2020-10-24
Authorities confirm that a wing part found in Mauritius in May is part of the aircraft from Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. 2016-10-7
The death toll in Malaysia rises to 26 as conflict between people claiming to follow the Sultanate of Sulu and Malaysian Armed Forces continue. 2013-03-4
Malaysian authorities break up a mass gathering of Shiite Muslims, detaining four. 2011-05-24
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim goes on trial in Kuala Lumpur, accused of sodomy. 2010-02-3