Divorced couple arrested in Malaysia for sharing hotel room under ‘khalwat’ rules

The offence applies to unmarried Muslim couples found in private seclusion and is punishable by fines, jail terms or caning.
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Ex-Malaysia PM Najib Razak given 15-year jail term over state funds scandal

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been jailed for 15 years for abuse of power and money laundering, in his second major trial for a multi-billion-dollar state funds scandal. Najib, 72, ...
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International Leopard Day: Malaysia gives leopard poacher long jail term

As the world marks International Leopard Day today, a Vietnamese man caught with parts of a leopard in a Malaysian national park is set to serve a six-year jail term. UPDATE: On 24 September 2024, the ...
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Malaysia: Ex-PM Najib loses bid for house arrest

Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak lost a bid Monday to have his jail term changed to house arrest, a setback ahead of a separate verdict this week tied to the country's 1MDB scandal. Najib, 72, is ...
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Where Hundreds of Undocumented Migrants Have Died in Custody

Malaysia launched a “year of enforcement” in response to a surge in undocumented migrants, many of them from Myanmar. Some faced nightmarish fates. By Zunaira Saieed and Richard C. Paddock Zunaira ...