Two Iranian suspects in Bangkok blast released
February 28th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police in Thailand have released a married Iranian couple detained for suspected involvement in bombings in Bangkok earlier this month.A blast occurred Feb 14 in ... Read more...
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Iran envoy blames Israel for Bangkok bombings
February 19th, 2012 - 7:07 am ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Feb 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iranian ambassador to Thailand Majid Bizmark has said the bombings in Bangkok were organised by "Zionist regime" Israel as a provocation against the image of ... Read more...
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Bird nest delicacy could cause cancer
December 24th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 24 (IANS) A delicacy made from the nest of cave swift, a species of bird that builds its nest from its saliva, may cause cancer, China's quality watchdog ... Read more...
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Malaysia rescues hijacked tanker
October 29th, 2011 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 29 (IANS) Malaysian Navy and maritime police rescued an oil tanker from armed pirates near the straits of Singapore, authorities said Saturday.The tanker, carrying 12 million ringgit ... Read more...
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Malaysia release of GM insects ‘may create uncontrollable new species’
January 27th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): In the first experiment of its kind in Asia aimed at combating dengue fever, Malaysia has released 6,000 genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in an uninhabited forest area.The landmark ... Read more...
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More Sikh trainers for Malaysia’s National Service
January 25th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 25 (IANS) Malaysian authorities have said they would involve more Sikh trainers for the National Service (NS) programme after a Sikh youth complained that his hair had been cut ... Read more...
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‘Some sex products liable to cause ill health effects’
January 12th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 12 (ANI): Malaysian authorities have warned customers who take sex stimulants to rev up their bedroom lives that some of these products are not safe and liable to cause ... Read more...
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Missing Malay-Indian toddler’s mom believes she’s in captivity
September 16th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Mentakab, Sep 16 (ANI): The mother of a missing Malay-Indian toddler Nisha Chandramohan believes her daughter is still alive and is held captive at someplace in the country.Twenty-one-year-old Wong Lai Lan said ... Read more...
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Rakesh Sharma to attend Malaysian astronaut’s wedding
July 28th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, July 28 (IANS) India's Rakesh Sharma will be among the 100 astronauts converging here to attend the wedding of Malaysian astronaut Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor.
Shukor's wedding with Halina Mohammed Yunos ... Read more...
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Parents of missing Malaysian-Indian toddler unhappy over authorities’ inaction
July 2nd, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 2 (ANI): A Malaysian Indian man and his Chinese wife have taken up the Herculean task of searching for their lost daughter, Nisha Chandramohan, on themselves, a month after ... Read more...
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Malaysian authorities probing sex education classes at Tamil primary school
July 2nd, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 2 (ANI): The Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) is investigating a Tamil newspaper report that a Tamil primary school was holding sex education classes in Gemas and Johor in Malaysia. ... Read more...
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Report of nine-year-old giving birth under Malaysian probe
June 24th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 24 (ANI): Malaysian authorities are investigating a report by a vernacular newspaper that a 9 year-old-girl gave birth to a boy after her alleged affair with a 14-year-old neighbour.Phee ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan asylum seekers threaten hunger strike in Malaysia
May 25th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, May 25 (IANS) A group of Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers has threatened to go on hunger strike if they are sent back home.
They have been detained here by ... Read more...
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Tip-offs help Malaysia nab drug traffickers from India
February 3rd, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 3 (IANS) Tip-offs are helping Malaysian authorities nab drug traffickers from India, most of whom carry ketamine, a media report said.
Malaysia has become a melting pot for international drug ... Read more...
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Malaysian Govt looking at holistic solution for ‘missing’ Indians
January 15th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 15 (ANI): The Malaysian Government is looking at a holistic solution to the problem of illegal immigrants and people who have overstayed their visa, including 39,000 missing Indian nationals.The ... Read more...
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Call for three-month amnesty for Indian-origin “missing persons” in Malaysia
January 14th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Petaling Jaya, Jan. 14 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owners Association has urged the Malaysian Government to provide a three-month amnesty period to illegal migrants of Indian origin before going ahead with ... Read more...
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Indian barbers in Malaysia told to shut shop
December 12th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 12 (IANS) An estimated 2,000 Indian barbers in Malaysia face a crisis. The government has decided that foreigners are not required to ply their trade in this sector.
In ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan refugees in Malaysian camp go on hunger strike
October 23rd, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 23 (DPA) At least six Sri Lankan refugees at a Malaysian detention camp have been on a hunger strike for more than seven days, demanding that they be allowed ... Read more...
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Curbs lifted on Malaysian Indian activist
October 4th, 2009 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 4 (IANS) Malaysian authorities have lifted restrictions on legislator-lawyer M. Manoharan who was the legal advisor of the banned outfit Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf).
Manoharan's wife S. ... Read more...
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HINDRAF leader’s passport still valid, says Malaysian Home Minister
October 1st, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Putrajaya (Malaysia), Oct.1 (ANI): Malaysian Home Minister Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has said that Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) chairman P. Waytha Moorthy can ask the Malaysian High Commission in Britain to return ... Read more...
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NGO seeks stay on Malaysian model’s caning (Lead)
September 20th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 20 (IANS) An NGO has sought a stay on the caning of a part-time Malaysian model convicted for drinking in public.
Sisters in Islam (SIS) Friday filed for a ... Read more...
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NGO seeks stay on Malaysian model’s whipping
September 20th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 20 (IANS) An NGO has sought a stay on the caning of a part-time Malaysian model convicted for drinking in public.
Sisters in Islam (SIS) Friday filed for a ... Read more...
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Relocation of Hindu shrine in Malaysia put on hold
September 6th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 6 (IANS) Malaysian authorities have suspended the proposed relocation of a 150-year-old Hindu temple to a Muslim-Malay dominated area after a meeting to persuade the local residents turned ... Read more...
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Too late for Malaysian ex-model to appeal against caning
August 27th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 27 (IANS) Former model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, who was to be caned after she drank beer in public, cannot file an appeal against the sentence as the 14-day ... Read more...
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Caning Of Malaysian Woman Postponed For Ramadan
August 24th, 2009 - 7:35 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
The public humiliation that is to be endured by a young Muslim Woman in Malaysia has been postponed for sometime as the Malaysian authorities declared on Monday that the punishment ... Read more...
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Swine flu continues to spread in Asia
June 20th, 2009 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, June 19 (Xinhua) The number of confirmed influenza A/H1N1 cases continued to rise in most of Asian countries Friday.
New Zealand now reported 216 confirms cases. It was moving to ... Read more...
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Three Indian banks form joint venture in Malaysia
June 8th, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, June 8 (ANI): Three Indian banks have put up an initial investment of 86 million dollars into a joint venture to set up a subsidiary in Malaysia.The three banks - ... Read more...
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Hindraf leader’s mom says release of son best Mother’s Day gift
May 10th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Taiping, May 10 (ANI): R. Manomani, who has been crying and praying for the release of her son K. Vasanthakumar held by the Malaysian authorities under the Internal Security Act (ISA) ... Read more...
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Malaysian Govt. orders probe into reality show’s stark ‘nude run’
May 9th, 2009 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, May 9 (ANI): Malaysia's Information, Communications and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim has announced probe into allegations that an island in Johor was used for a European reality show's "nude ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan boy held captive in Malaysia rescued
May 3rd, 2009 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, May 3 (DPA) Malaysian authorities rescued a Sri Lankan teenager who had been held captive for eight months and arrested two suspects, a news report said Sunday.
The 14-year-old boy was ... Read more...
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Bangladesh asks Malaysia to restore migrant workers’ visas
March 28th, 2009 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 28 (DPA) Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dipu Moni Saturday urged Malaysian authorities to reconsider the cancellation of visas for more than 55,000 Bangladeshi workers, officials said.
Moni met Malaysian International Trade and ... Read more...
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Hindraf chairman wants to return to Malaysia
March 7th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Mar 7 (ANI): Hindu Rights Action Force'' (HINDRAF) chairman P. Waythamoorthy, whose passport has been revoked by the Malaysian Government, has expressed his wish to return back to the ... Read more...
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Three Indian banks forge ties to float Malaysian venture
January 30th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 30 (IANS) Three Indian banks - Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), Bank of Baroda and Andhra Bank - will soon float a Malaysian banking joint venture to take advantage of the ... Read more...
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Pak terrorists using Malaysia as transit point for fake rupees
January 13th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan.13 (ANI): Pakistani terrorists are reportedly using Malaysia as a transit point to move counterfeit Indian rupees into India to destabilise that country.
The New Strait Times quoted Indian ... Read more...
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Malaysian Catholic weekly has to await verdict on use of ‘Allah’
January 1st, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 1 (IANS) Malaysian authorities have cleared a Catholic weekly's publication but have stipulated that it must await a court verdict on the use of the word "Allah" on its ... Read more...
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