Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
kuala lumpurlatest news & developments
The Bluefin21 has not traced Flight 370’s wreckage

Submarine to complete search for missing Malaysian plane in week

The unmanned Bluefin21 submarine will search a patch of the Indian Ocean seabed for another week, before the search area for MH370 is expanded.

Search planes found no sign of the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft in an area where satellite images had shown debris.

Missing Malaysian plane hijacked, says investigators

Investigators are convinced the missing Malaysia Airlines flight was hijacked, but they are yet to trace the plane’s location.

SA urges Malaysia to find kidnapped boy

The South African government has condemned the kidnapping of a 12-year-old boy in Malaysia and has urged the local authorities to find him.

Malaysians protest for free and fair elections

Malaysians protest for free and fair elections

Up to 20 000 protesters calling for fair elections and greater accountability marched on Kuala Lumpur’s centre on Saturday.

A rising star that is reaching for the sky

A rising star that is reaching for the sky

John Nash, from Virginia in the USA, is at the helm of one of the best restaurants in Kuala Lumpur. <b>Matthew Burbidge</b> explores the menu.

Petronas finds two gas fields off Borneo island

The Malaysian state energy company’s aggressive efforts to drill locally have been boosted by gas finds off Borneo island.

Malaysia opposition’s Anwar freed of sodomy charge

Malaysia opposition’s Anwar freed of sodomy charge

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim celebrated a surprising triumph over sodomy charges on Monday and vowed to win the upcoming elections.

Malaysian man dumps wife for being a demon

A Malaysian man abandoned his wife after a temple medium convinced him that she was a demon who wanted to kill him.

Malaysia seeks to revive car industry with new policy

Malaysia may remove rules that protect its car industry from foreign competition, officials said on Tuesday.

Identity ‘crisis’ sees twins escape the noose

A pair of identical twins have escaped being convicted and hanged on drugs charges, due to confusion over which one of them was the culprit.

Twins escape hangman over identity confusion

A pair of identical twins escaped being convicted and hanged on drugs charges in Malaysia, due to confusion over which one of them was the culprit.

Philippines ‘ready to resume talks with rebels’

The Philippines is ready to resume peace talks with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group, government’s chief peace negotiator said on Wednesday.

Somali pirates hijack Malaysian, Turkish ships

Pirates have hijacked a Turkish cargo ship and a Malaysian tug boat and attacked three other vessels in the Gulf of Aden in the past week.

Malaysia’s Anwar plans to leave Turkish embassy

Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday he would soon leave the Turkish embassy where he took refuge following sodomy accusations.

Somalian pirates in daring attack on oil tanker

Heavily armed pirates on Monday attacked and damaged a huge oil tanker off the Somali coast using machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, a Malaysian-based maritime watchdog…

Tight security for Olympic torch in Malaysia

The Olympic torch set off through the Malaysian capital on Monday to rapturous cheers from Chinese supporters and tight security by police keen to avoid the disruption seen on…

Nigeria named number-one piracy hot spot

An international piracy watchdog on Thursday announced an increase in pirate attacks in global waters and warned seafarers of increasing, violence especially in waters off…

Malaysia wakes to new political landscape

Malaysians awoke on Sunday to the biggest sea-change in politics in almost 40 years, with opposition Islamists and reformists winning control of five states and giving the…

SA fall 12 runs short of the crown

India were on Sunday crowned champions of the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia after a thrilling conclusion against South Africa in Kuala Lumpur. Set a revised target of…

SA fall to India in U19 Cricket World Cup

A devastating spell of swing-bowling by Pradeep Sangwan was too much for South Africa to handle in what had been billed as the big match of Group B, as India beat South Africa by…