KUALA LUMPUR: Anwar Ibrahim vowed Tuesday his Malaysian opposition would soon present evidence of government cheating in bitterly fought weekend elections as he called for a “fierce” campaign for electoral reform. Anwar insisted his three-party Pakatan Rakyat (People’s Pact) ...

KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak began a second term Monday after the coalition which has ruled for 56 years held on to power in elections branded as fraudulent by a bitter opposition.Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim called for a rally in two days’ time to protest at a victory ...

Malaysia is also in the election year just like Pakistan. The elections will be held there on May 9, 2013 while May 11, will be Election Day in Pakistan. There are many differences and similarities between the countries facing the same kind of events. Malaysia is a leading Muslim country while ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia on Wednesday announced a general election for May 5, setting a long-awaited date for polls tipped to be the closest ever as the long-ruling government tries to hold off a surging opposition. Speaking a week after Prime Minister Najib Razak dissolved parliament, ...

KUALA LUMPUR - A delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) led by its President Mr.Zafar Bakhtawari visited National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM) and had a meeting with Ali Al-Atas, President of NCCIM.Zafar Bakhtawari, invited President of National ...

ISLAMABAD - To promote business relations, a delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) participated in the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) Expo.ICCI delegation also called on Shahid Kayani, High Commissioner of Pakistan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to discuss the ...

FELDA SAHABAT, Malaysia (AFP) - Malaysia said clashes between intruding Filipino militants and its security forces had left 60 people dead as of late Thursday, as it rejected a ceasefire offer from the fighters’ leader. Police chief Ismail Omar said 32 followers of a self-proclaimed ...

FELDA SAHABAT, Malaysia (AFP) - Malaysia’s military Tuesday launched a fierce assault including jet fighters on up to 300 Filipino intruders after a deadly three-week standoff, but the militants’ supporters said they had escaped and were alive and well.Malaysia’s national police ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia detained an Australian politician at Kuala Lumpur airport Saturday, branding him a “prohibited immigrant” ahead of his expected deportation, in a move Canberra described as “disappointing”. Nick Xenophon, an outspoken independent senator who has ...

KARACHI - Malaysia offers quality higher education with world class amenities and facilities.This was stressed by the Consul General of Malaysia in Karachi, Abu Bakar Mamat.He made these remarks after performing the inauguration of the two-day Malaysian education exhibition at a hotel here on ...

SINGAPORE (AFP) - Malaysia has been rated the world’s top Muslim-friendly holiday destination in a survey released Wednesday that listed Egypt, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Singapore as runners-up.The study by Singapore-based Muslim travel consultancy Crescentrating ranked ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities have freed 105 mostly Indonesian maids who were forced to work without pay by day and held against their will at night, local media reported on Monday. The women were freed Saturday in a raid on a building near the capital Kuala Lumpur where they had been held ...

ISLAMABAD  - Pakistan and Malaysia have decided to further enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture with Malaysia agreeing to import more livestock, fish, rice, beef, fruits & vegetables from Pakistan.“We are already importing a considerable amount of rice, fruits ...

KARACHI - Malaysian juniors totally dominated the opening round of the under-17 event of the 6th DG Rangers International Junior Squash winning their matches rather easily against home opponents here on Tuesday at DG Rangers Complex in North Nazimabad. Top seed Andrew Lee Jia Hao, second seed Al ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan was the second largest trading partner of Malaysia in South East Asia last year, Therefore, both the countries should make efforts to take these relations to a new height by aggressively exploring opportunities for joint ventures in various sectors.These remarks were made by Dr ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police have detained 100 people in nationwide raids on international crime syndicates who bet millions of dollars on the Euro 2012 championship, reports said Thursday. Police conducted almost 150 raids across the country in May and June in collaboration with officials from ...

Malaysia pulled off a memorable 3-2 come from behind victory over Pakistan to keep their semifinal hopes alive in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup competition at the Azlan Shah Stadium here Wednesday night. Malaysia who had last beaten Pakistan in 2007, trailed the former world hockey powerhouse 0-2, but ...

KUALA LUMPUR  - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was charged Tuesday for his part in a rally for fair elections last month, in a case he denounced as another govt attempt to remove him from politics. Anwar and two other defendants from his party were charged with violating a ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysian wildlife authorities have seized hundreds of cobras and turtles being smuggled out of the country in a shipment of papayas, headed for cooking pots in the region, an official said Saturday.Jamalun Nasir Ibrahim, head of the wildlife and national parks department on ...

KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE  - Malaysian state oil firm Petronas will halt all imports of Iranian crude from April, two months before a U.S. embargo takes effect, joining a growing list of buyers bowing to Western pressure to isolate Iran.China, India, Japan and South Korea are the four biggest ...

KUALA LUMPUR  - World number five Agnieszka Radwanska won two matches Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of a rain-interrupted BMW Malaysian Open.The Pole beat Akgul Amanmuradova, who she was originally scheduled to play Tuesday, 6-2, 6-4 in her first match of the day before easing by ...

LAHORE - In 2001, Pakistan accounted for a mere 15768 arrivals into Malaysia. As a result, this market was not considered to be an important source market for tourists to Malaysia. However, over the past few years the arrival numbers have really picked up and were recorded at 65101 in 2010 ...

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) nabbed an accused of massive fraud in the bank account of a very-very-important-person (VVIP) from Malaysia. According to details, the accused who had allegedly managed to forge Rs100 million out of the bank account of a VVIP was nabbed by FIA from ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A jet-lagged and sunburnt Jeff Overton set a new course record to share the lead at the half-way point of the $6.1-million CIMB Asia Pacific Classic in sweltering Malaysia on Friday. The American, who has never won on the PGA Tour and had less than a day's notice that he was ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia said Friday its exports, the engine of the country's economy, rose 10.9 percent in August, which analysts said could ease fears of a slowdown in overseas orders. The trade ministry said exports rose to 58.56 billion ringgit ($18.42 billion), while imports climbed 6.9 ...

SHAH ALAM (AFP) - Finland's Joonas Granberg fired a closing round of six-under-par 66 to edge out Thai teenager Panuphol Pittayarat and win the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters in Malaysia on Saturday. The 24-year-old rookie, who set a new course record 62 in the opening round, became only the ...

At least 30 children feared buried after landslide hits their orphanage south of the capital, Kuala Lumpur. The incident took place on Saturday at about 2:30pm (1130 PST) in the village of Hulu Langat in central Selangor state, just south of the capital Kuala Lumpur. "The latest number we were ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Malaysia emerged as top importer from Pakistan for the +second consecutive financial year among the eleven countries of South East Asia with an import of US dollars 194.72 million in the financial year 2009-10. Philippines with an import of $156 million and Vietnam with an import ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Twelve Pakistani firms are participating in the Intrade Malaysia 2010 being held in Kuala Lumpur, on November 9-11. Commercial counselor for Pakistan High Commission in Malaysia, Wajiullah Kundi said the companies will exhibit their products in various sectors including bed linen, ...

Pakistan with twelve booths is participating in a big way in the INTRADE Malaysia 2010, one of Malaysia's premier International trade exhibition, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 9-11th November, 2010, says a press release received here on Monday, from Malaysia. According to press release ...