Malaysia

Muslim Complaints Force Beyonce to Delay Malaysia Show
Amid protests by an Islamic opposition party, Beyonce Knowles has postponed a planned concert in Malaysia.

Culture of Malaysia
The culture of Malaysia is quite varied and sees influences from other cultures as well. Here’s an overview about the Malaysian culture.

Budget Hotels in Malaysia are Ideal for Backpackers and Budget Travelers
Budget Malaysia hotels offer comprehensive range of accommodation facilities to travelers at affordable tariff.

Malaysian Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin Goes on Trial Over Sedition Charges
Writer accused of implying that government minister had some involvement in murder of Mongolian woman

Orangutan Sanctuarys in Borneo, Sarawak, Kuching - A Trip to the Mysterious Tropical Rainforest
Orangutan sanctuaries in Borneo, Sarawak, Kuching is one of the only place in the world to view semi-wild Orangutan.

Hotels in Malaysia Are Finest Samples of Islamic and Moorish Architecture Style
Hotels in Kuala Lumpur are perfectly aware with the reputation of the city, and hence, trying their best to bowl over the visitors through their exquisite services and standards.

Cheap Hotels in Kuala Lumpur: USP of Malaysian Tourism
If you have low budget then cheap hotels in Kuala Lumpur is a good option for you. Such cheap hotels do not compromise with quality which has remained a great USP of such hotels.

Malaysia Gears Up for 4th New Year of 2008
Rich in the colors of culture, Malaysia celebrates the 4th New Year of 2008 called Hari Raya, a Muslim tradition held toward the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Past is Present in Malaysia 51 Years After Independence
Malaysia will celebrate a storied past in commemoration of 51st Independence Day on August 31.

Light Street & Pitt Street Walking Tour - Part 2
This is the second part of a walking tour through the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. In this second part, we walk down Pitt Street, one of the oldest streets in George Town, Penang.

Light Street & Pitt Street Walking Tour - Part 1
This is a walking tour through the heritage street in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. The first part of this walking tour takes us down Light Street.

Penang Esplanade Walking Tour - Part 1
This is a tour of the Penang Esplanade, in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town, from Fort Cornwallis till the Padang.

Malaysian Opposition Leader Says Sodomy Charge is Political Conspiracy
Anwar Ibrahim says police have no case against him in case that has thrown Malaysia into political uncertainty

A Malaysian Circus
Simon Tisdall: As Anwar Ibrahim is accused of sexual assault and rumors of conspiracy swirl, Malaysia is heading for real political upheaval

Reinventing Asia’s Free Zone – PKFZ
Asia's New regional industrial park is about to rise.

Dazzling Kuala Lumpur Hotels
Kuala Lumpur, the capital city has a midway location along the West Coast of Malaysia at the meeting point of the Klang and Gombek Rivers.

Lively Penang Hotels
Penang is Malaysia’s ‘Pearl of the Orient’ to the world. The island city is an attractive holiday destination well appreciated for its natural beauty and unparalleled cultural splendor. Penang is the Malay translation of betel nut ‘Pinang’ from which the city has derived its name.

Malaysia Hotels offer excellent lodging experience
The country of Malaysia is among the most prominent South Asian nation that attracts millions to tourists to its land every year. Located on the Asian peninsula and Borneo Island, Malaysia is rich in culture and tradition.

Enjoy Nature’s Best in the lap of Langkawi Hotels
Langkawi is a nature lover’s ideal place for a holiday vacation. One cannot help but feel a sense of excitement when one strolls across some of the most beautiful beaches of Southeast Asia.

Non-stop Entertainment and Fun at Genting Highlands Malaysia
Genting Malaysia is a self proclaimed entertainment city situated approximately 2000 meters above sea level on a hilltop. Genting is just 50 km from Kuala Lumpur and the tourists will simply be spell bound by the lush green tropical rainforest of the Genting Highlands in Malaysia.

Award winning property investment opportunity opens in Malaysia
Malaysia recently derestricted foreign property ownership, so there are currently no restrictions on foreign ownership, and in fact the Malaysia government is gauranteeing residency for foreign owners. Meaning this opportunity has all the advantages of Asian property but none of the set-back complex part-ownership systems.

Expedition Holiday in Cameron Highlands
The Cameron Highlands provide all travelers and visitors an opportunity to enjoy a memorable holiday no matter what time of the year it may be. Many people will surely not have seen a butterfly in the open for a long time.

Exploring the Church of St Anne
The St Anne’s Church in Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia, is one of the top twenty most important Catholic pilgrimage site. In this article, we visit the church and learn about how it got started.

Experience Blend of Traditional Hospitality in Modern Malacca Malaysia
The eye catching sights and modern establishments of Malacca make a tour of this small, friendly town a unique experience.

Malaysia A World of Property Investment Excellence
Malaysia is currently undergoing massive changes. There are currently no restrictions on foreign ownership meaning property here has all the advantages of Asia property but none of the disadvantages. The Nexus residencies is an excellent investment opportunity because its properties are managed by a five star hotel that is already open and at maximum occupancy.

Stock Market Malaysia History And Operations
Stock Market Malaysia - The Bursa Malaysia Berhad is an important member of the global stock markets, with a history stretching back almost 80 years. Instituted in 1930, the private Singapore Stockbrokers' Association was the first sanctioned securities trading organization in Malaysia.

Bahasa Malaysia and Flowers
Insight into Malaysian mentality through flowers.

The History of Malay Language
A layman's ray of hope of to understand the evolution of the Malay language without struggling through a jungle of academic jargons.

Banned Malaysian Politician Anwar Ibrahim Plans Return
Malaysia's former deputy prime minister today reaffirmed his determination to resume political activities in defiance of a legal ban.

Malaysian Parents Targeted to Curb Crime
A tearjerker film, hard-hitting TV advertisements, coaching clinics and a national seminar are the prongs of a shock and therapy strategy planned by Malaysia to stem a sharp rise in juvenile crime, it was reported today.

Malaysian Muslims Told Not to Use Botox
Wrinkled faces or a life of sin is the choice facing Malaysia's majority Muslim population after the country's National Fatwa Council ruled that Botox contains substances prohibited under Islam, including those from pigs.

400 Workers Stranded at Kuala Lumpur Airport
Some 400 people are stranded at Kuala Lumpur's international airport because of travel document irregularities and labour agents failing to meet workers whose employment they have arranged in Malaysia, the country's human rights commission said today.

Hundreds of Workers Left Stranded at Airport
Some 400 people are stranded at Kuala Lumpur's international airport because of travel document irregularities and labour agents failing to meet workers whose employment in Malaysia they have arranged.

Malaysian Travel Tricks
Exercising respect and recognition of the local culture will make Malaysia travel easy and problem-free.

Malaysia Bans Muhammad Cartoons
The Malaysian government has slapped a blanket ban on distributing and possessing the controversial cartoons of the prophet Muhammad. By Gwladys Fouche.

Malaysia's Islamists Learn Lesson at the Ballot Box
Dismayed by election setbacks, the Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS) is learning the hard way that drains matter as much as faith when it comes to votes.

Strip-Searches, Media Farces and Agitprops
When a "Chinese national" was strip-searched here, few realized that it was the agitprop of the year, with immense geopolitical ramifications.

Video Prompts Inquiry Into 'abuse' of Detainee
Malaysian officials have scrambled to repair the nation's image after it was tarnished by a minute-long video clip showing a naked woman of Chinese origin being compelled to do squats while holding her ears in front of an ethnic Malay policewoman.

MALAYSIAN BLOGGERS UNDER ATTACK: An Online Psyops?
Are Malaysian bloggers being bombarded with "seditious" posts to create a New Online Order? What is Harvard University's role in regulating global voices?

Former Malaysian Pm Calls Britain 'state Terrorist'
Britain's chief diplomat in Malaysia stormed out of a human rights' conference today after the UK and US were condemned as "state terrorists" by the country's retired prime minister.

Libel Payout for Former Deputy Pm
Malaysia's former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, yesterday won £660,000 in libel damages against an author whose allegations of sexual impropriety and incompetence played a large part in his downfall in 1998.

Malaysia Declares Haze Emergency
Malaysia declared a "haze emergency" in several areas around Kuala Lumpur yesterday after air pollution from choking smog that is blanketing several western states registered dangerous levels.

Anwar Wins Apology for Beating
A former Malaysian police chief who beat up the former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim while the latter was in custody in 1998 yesterday made a grovelling apology to settle a civil suit brought against him, and the former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and the government.

RUMBLINGS FROM MALAYSIA
The Malaysian connection to 9/11, the USS Cole bombing and local discriminatory practices revisited.

Bruising Their Religion
John Aglionby asks what lies behind Malaysia's ambiguous clampdown on the Sky Kingdom sect.

Fighting Terror the Malaysian Way, Not the Us Way
Addressing an Asia-Pacific security roundtable here last week, Malaysia's prime minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, said terrorism was only one of many threats with potentially "catastrophic consequences". Simon Tisdall

Malaysia's Prosperity Keeps Islamic Fundamentalists at Bay
Malaysia's relative economic prosperity, the unbroken dominance of the ethnic Malay party, Umno, patrician-style governance and pro-establishment media keep the Islamic political movement in a box - so far. Simon Tisdall

Sisters Take on Scholars in Battle for Islam
Zainah Anwar is a good Muslim. She is also an outspoken campaigner for women's rights. To many Muslim men in Malaysia and beyond, these two facts are barely compatible. Simon Tisdall

Long Fight Back for Malaysia's Invisible Man
Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's leading opposition figure, launched a series of rallies and speeches across the country at the weekend - but you would not know it from reading the newspapers. Simon Tisdall

Clamp on Illegal Migrant Workers Lifted
Malaysia has reversed a draconian crackdown against illegal migrant workers after key industries suffered huge labour shortages and ground to a near standstill.

'Father' of Malaysia Savages Bush and Blair
Mahathir brands US a rogue nation terrorising innocents and stands by claim that Jews 'rule the world by proxy'.

The Art Of Zafin Among The Arabs Of Southeast Asia
Music and worship in Islam. A rare musical event took place in Batu Pahat in Malaysia. There an Indonesian Hadhrami group performed zafin.

Malaysia Drives Out Illegal Workers
300,000 'bounty hunters' join security forces for crackdown. Hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants in Malaysia are either fleeing for the borders or in hiding before the government begins taking action tomorrow against those working without proper documents.

Jilted Bride Parties Big Day, Then Sues
A Malaysian bride, jilted by text message on the morning of her wedding, persevered with the festivities and is now suing her former intended for the cost of the banquet.

Jettisoning Jesus
The Malaysian government wants references to Christ to be removed from carols when it hosts an open house reception this weekend. John Aglionby explains.

Anwar demands Malaysia clean-up
Malaysia's former Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, who was jailed for six years on trumped-up corruption and sodomy charges, has threatened to overturn the political establishment that imprisoned him.

Ailing Anwar Cheered By Well-wishers
Thousands of supporters of Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's newly freed former deputy prime minister, went to Kuala Lumpur airport late on Saturday night to bid him farewell when he left for emergency spinal surgery in Germany. Mr Anwar, 57, arrived in Munich yesterday and will have an operation...

Malaysian Court Frees Dissident Ex-deputy Pm
Anwar to go abroad for surgery, before returning to fight for reform after six years in prison.

Malaysian Ex Deputy Pm Freed From 'political' Sentence
Malaysia's highest court today overturned the sodomy conviction of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and freed him after six years of what has widely been condemned as a "political" imprisonment. A federal panel of judges ruled 2-1 to reverse the conviction against Mr Anwar, who...

A Blow for Justice
Pledges to deal with brutality and corruption in Malaysia's police force are not being matched by action, writes John Aglionby.

Malaysian Censors Say Passion is Only for Christians
Malaysian film censors have passed Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ uncut, but have stipulated that only Christians may see the movie.

Malaysia's Governing Coalition Set to Romp Home
Malaysian voters yesterday overwhelmingly rolled back the recent rise of Islamism and gave the new prime minister a much larger mandate than expected, with a landslide election victory. With all but six of the 219 seats in the parliament decided, the ruling 14-party National Front...

Quiet Man Fights for the Soul of Malaysia
Bureaucrat's coalition faces up to election challenge of Islamists.

Short But Not Sweet
Malaysia's ruling coalition holds all the aces in the country's brief election campaign, writes John Aglionby.

Malaysia's Pm Forces Elections
Malaysia's prime minister, Abdullah Badawi, yesterday announced the dissolution of parliament in an attempt to secure his own mandate and legitimacy.

Courtroom Test for New Malaysia
Malaysia's new regime faces its first big political test today when an appeals court is due to decide on the bail application of the jailed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.

540 Zoo Animals Die Because Of 'Poor Management'
The deaths of 540 animals at the National Zoo in Malaysia over the last two years have been blamed on 'poor management' and lack of experience in veterinary care.

John Aglionby on Malaysia's New Pm
If the new Malaysian prime minister wants to survive for even half as long as his predecessor, he will have to address the divisions in Malaysian society, says John Aglionby.

Parting Salvo From Malaysia's Iron Man
After 22 years as premier, Mahathir Mohamad steps down, still firing from the hip and asserting his idiosyncratic vision for his country.

West Accuses Malaysian Pm of Racism
International condemnation rained down on the Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, yesterday after he launched an extraordinary attack on Jews at the start of a summit of Islamic leaders. Britain and Germany summoned Malaysian diplomats to complain formally about his complaints...

Gunboat Diplomacy in the Singapore Straits
Malaysia has set its sights on an island claimed by Singapore and neither side seems prepared to budge, reports John Aglionby.

Malaysian Princess Linked to Murder
The murder of a Malaysian prince's junior wife has been turned into a royal scandal by the arrest of his senior wife. Raja Nor Mahani, the senior wife of Raja Jaafar Raja Muda Musa, was remanded to police headquarters in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Thursday at a special court hearing...

Fury at Malaysian expulsions
Deportations halted after 300,000 migrant workers flee threat of caning and imprisonment. Malaysia's Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad, has temporarily halted the deportation of hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants to the Philippines and Indonesia to defuse a diplomatic crisis between the three nations sparked by his decision to cane, jail, fine and deport unlawful entrants to Malaysia.

Mahathir Tells Malaysia He Will Go in 16 Months
After more than 20 years in power the Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, let it be known yesterday that he planned to resign in October next year, after a 16-month transition period.

Malaysian Pm to Stay on for 16 Months
Malaysia's septuagenarian prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, who has been in office for the past 21 years, has agreed to remain leader until October 2003 when his deputy will take over, the ruling party's supreme council said today. The announcement followed a tearful address from Dr...

Turmoil follows Malaysian PM's bid to resign
Malaysia's mercurial Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, threw his country into turmoil yesterday by announcing his resignation from his party and the governing coalition, and thus the premiership, then reversing the decision after an hour's pleading by his subordinates.

Malaysians Vie to Nose Out Car Prize
It is simply a case of no smell too bad in Malaysia's latest reality challenge, in which contestants see who can endure the most pungent body aroma to win a sports utility vehicle. The competition to see which of a radio station's four selected listeners will survive the longest cocooned...