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Child mothers among Malaysia's indigenous: report

Child mothers among Malaysia's indigenous: report

AFP - Saturday, July 4

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Girls as young as 11 have been giving birth among Malaysia's Orang Asli, or "original people," according to a report. More »

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  • Malaysia makes bold changes in race-based policies

    AP - Saturday, July 4

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The economic downturn is allowing Malaysia's leader to chip away at an affirmative action program for Malay Muslims that has been considered virtually untouchable in the past. More »

  • Malaysia detains terror suspects: report

    Malaysia detains terror suspects: report

    AFP - Friday, July 3

    KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Malaysian police have detained three terror suspects under a tough security law for allegedly trying to revive the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militant group here, according to a report. More »

  • Malaysia holds 3 accused of reviving terror group

    AP - Friday, July 3

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia has arrested three men who allegedly met a top Singaporean terror suspect in a bid to revive the activities of the regional militant network Jemaah Islamiyah, a news report and police said Friday. More »

  • Amnesty urges Malaysia to stop caning immigrants

    Amnesty urges Malaysia to stop caning immigrants

    AFP - Friday, July 3

    KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Rights watchdog Amnesty has urged Malaysia to abolish caning, saying that tens of thousands of migrants had received the "inhuman and degrading" punishment in recent years. More »

  • Malaysia's Anwar loses appeal ahead of sodomy trial

    Malaysia's Anwar loses appeal ahead of sodomy trial

    AFP - Friday, July 3

    KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has lost a final bid to have his sodomy trial held in a lower court, ending a long wrangle over where the case should be heard, his lawyer said Thursday. More »

  • U.S. North Korea sanctions team to visit Malaysia

    Reuters - Thursday, July 2

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy coordinating financial, arms and other sanctions against North Korea under a recent U.N. resolution will visit Malaysia on Sunday after a trip to China, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday. More »

  • Shorter hotels keep Malaysia island on UNESCO list

    AP - Wednesday, July 1

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The U.N. cultural agency will keep the capital of Malaysia's resort island of Penang on its list of World Heritage Sites after government officials agreed not to allow high-rise hotels. More »

  • Indonesia, Malaysia seek to ease border tensions

    Indonesia, Malaysia seek to ease border tensions

    AFP - Tuesday, June 30

    JAKARTA (AFP) - - Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to ease military tensions over disputed oil-rich waters off northeastern Borneo, during talks between the countries' defence ministers in Jakarta. More »

  • Malaysia royalty defers ban on minors' conversion

    AP - Tuesday, June 30

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A council of Malaysia's royalty has deferred a decision on whether to ban religious conversion of minors by one parent without the spouse's consent _ a source of several interfaith disputes in this Muslim-majority nation. More »