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Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty for serious crimes
More than 1,300 prisoners on death row can now seek to have their sentence reviewed.
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About 12,000 displaced by floods in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: About 12,000 people in Malaysia have been evacuated from their homes, officials said on Sunday (Feb 27), after heavy rains caused flooding in the country's east coast states.
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Malaysian authorities crush 1,069 crypto mining rigs with a steamroller
How do authorities dispose of confiscated cryptocurrency mining rigs? In a city in Sarawak, Malaysia, authorities got rid of 1,069 rigs at once by crushing them with a steamroller, Vice reports. According to Malaysian publication Dayak Daily, the PCs were confiscated over six raids conducted between February and April this year. Sarawak Energy Berhad, the electric utility company of the Malaysian province, is accusing the mining operators of stealing electricity for their activities.
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The Mesmerizing Geometry of Malaysia's Most Complex Cakes
Bold colors and designs set kek lapis Sarawak apart.
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Prolific British paedophile Richard Huckle who abused 200 children stabbed to death in prison
Richard Huckle was handed 22 life sentences in 2016 for raping up to 200 babies and children in Malaysia.
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'People were murdered, beheaded': How Vannak survived four perilous years as a slave
There are more than 40 million slaves in the world today. This is the story of one who managed to escape.
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North Korea issued 'informal apology' to Vietnam over allegedly tricking citizen into assassination
North Korea has issued an informal apology to Vietnam for involving one of its citizens in the assassination of Kim Jong-un’s estranged half-brother in Malaysia, South Korean press reports have claimed. The reports, which cannot be independently verified, cite a senior South Korean government official as saying that North Korea “belatedly apologised” for the alleged recruitment of a Vietnamese woman, Doan Thi Huong, by the son of a former ambassador.
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Malaysia says it will end death penalty for all crimes
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's new government said it would abolish the death penalty for all crimes and halt all pending executions, a rare move against capital punishment in Asia that human rights groups hailed as a major advance. More than 1200 people, including Sydney grandmother Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, are on death row in Malaysia, which mandates hanging as punishment for a wide range of crimes including murder, drug trafficking, treason, kidnapping and acts of terror.
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Malaysia to abolish death penalty
Malaysia's cabinet has agreed to abolish the death penalty and halt pending executions, a move that has been hailed by international human rights groups and foreign diplomats. A proposed bill on abolishing capital punishment is likely to be discussed by the government when the Malaysian parliament meets on Monday. "All death penalty will be abolished. Full stop," a Channel NewsAsia report cited Law Minister Liew Vui Keong as saying.
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19 dead, 14 hospitalised from suspected alcohol poisoning in Malaysia
Up to 19 men have died and 14 hospitalised since Monday night (Sept 17) from suspected poisoning after having consumed alcoholic drinks, said Malaysian police. According to the Health Ministry, the total number of cases involving methanol poisoning rose to 51, comprising 45 cases in Selangor, and six in Kuala Lumpur. Selangor chief police officer Mazlan Mansor said on Tuesday that the dead men comprised Malaysians as well as foreign nationals. They were believed to have consumed two brands of whiskey and a brand of beer, police said in a statement.
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Man claims he’s found missing flight MH370 on Google Maps
A man has sensationally claimed to have found the wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Google Maps. Ian Wilson believes a blurry outline of an aircraft spotted in the Cambodian jungle is in fact the same plane that went missing four and a half years ago. The missing MH370 is one of the biggest aviation mysteries and has dumbfounded investigators ever since it vanished.
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French aviation investigators to launch MH370 probe 'from scratch'
French aviation authorities are to open a new investigation into the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, days after a report effectively cleared the pilots of any deliberate act to bring the plane down. The SR-GTA — the research section of the Gendarmerie of Air Transport — wants to re-examine the satellite data or "pings" that led earlier investigators to conclude the plane crashed somewhere along an imaginary arc in the Indian Ocean, after veering off-course on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014.
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U.S. man sentenced to hang for strangling ex-wife in Malaysia
A Malaysian court sentenced an American to death by hanging on Tuesday after finding him guilty of murdering his ex-wife, his lawyer said. Gerald Wayne Mickelson, 63, was accused of strangling Guilda Mickelson, 62, during an argument at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur in November 2016. Kuala Lumpur High Court rejected Mickelson’s plea of self-defense, lawyer K.A. Ramu told Reuters.
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Death Sentence for Malaysia Man Who Gave Patients Free Cannabis Oil
A man has been sentenced to death in Malaysia for processing cannabis oil and distributing it to patients in need. On 30 August, the Shah Alam High Court sentenced Muhammad Lukman to death by hanging, after he was convicted of possessing, processing, and distributing cannabis oil. Three litres of cannabis oil and 279 grams of compressed cannabis were found in his home, according to local sources.
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Radioactive device missing in Malaysia
Malaysia is hunting for a radioactive device which went missing from a pickup truck earlier this month. Authorities say the radioactive substance inside the radiography device could spread dangerous contamination if dismantled improperly. There are also fears it could be used as part of a weapon - a so-called dirty bomb - if it fell into the wrong hands. Authorities have confirmed the device is missing but have insisted that "everything is under control".
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Mueller Probe Looks at Trump Fundraiser Pay-to-Play With China, Malaysia
The special counsel's team is looking into whether Elliott Broidy, former vice chair of the Trump Victory Committee, has been involved in using his connections in the Trump administration to engage in influence peddling and to seek kickbacks from abroad.
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Thai child bride returns from Malaysia after outcry
An 11-year-old child bride returned to Thailand this week after widespread outrage over her marriage to a Malaysian man 30 years her senior, an official said on Saturday. Malaysian Muslims below the age of 16 are allowed to wed with the permission of religious courts but the union between the girl and the 41-year-old trader went viral on social media and reignited calls to end child marriage.
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French drop MH370 bombshell
FRANCE has reopened its investigation into the fate of missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 after Malaysia’s long-awaited “final report” failed to provide an explanation for the aircraft’s disappearance. French newspaper Le Parisien reports that investigators are keen to verify data from Inmarsat — the British operator of a global satellite network — which tracked the aircraft’s pings to the southern Indian Ocean off Western Australia, where it is believed to have crashed.
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MH370 Didn’t Just Disappear, It Was Caught in a Swamp of Corruption
From the beginning, the crash investigation fell victim to a regime in Malaysia now revealed to have been one of the most corrupt in the world. There are other scandals, too.
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This Syrian man has been stuck in an airport for months
Syrian refugee Hassan al-Kontar has been stranded in Kuala Lumpur International Airport since March. With little hope of getting into Malaysia - or being let into another country - he's pleading his case to the world via Twitter.
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