Saudi Arabia reads the riot act to Imran

'Who put the fear of god into Imran Khan and how it happened we do not know, but the great cricketer panicked and called Mahathir to regret that he cannot attend the KL Summit,' notes Ambassador M......

Malaysia, Indonesia agree to provide shelter for Rohingyas

Malaysia and Indonesia on Wednesday agreed to offer temporary shelter to 7,000 migrants stranded in the Andaman Sea, mostly the stateless Rohingyas Muslims fleeing Myanmar, in a breakthrough in the......

Malaysian court rules non-Muslims cannot use 'Allah'

In a landmark judgement, a Malaysian court on Monday ruled that non-Muslims cannot use the word "Allah" to refer to God and prohibited a Christian newspaper from using it in the Muslim-majority......

Saudi journo detained for 'blasphemous' tweets

A young Saudi journalist, who fled his country after making alleged blasphemous remarks on Twitter, has been detained by Malaysian authorities following a request from Interpol. 23-year-old Hamza......

India keen to finalise FTA with ASEAN

India on Thursday said it is keen to formalise a free trade agreement with the 10-member Association of South East Nations and a letter to this effect would be sent by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh......

Chong Wei invites fans to wedding via Facebook

Anyone who wants to attend the wedding of Malaysian badminton player Lee Chong Wei could be one of 10 lucky fans winning invitations by posting on his Facebook page. The Olympic silver medallist is......

Swine flu gives sporting events the shivers

A string of sports events were left feeling the shivers on Wednesday as the spectre of swine flu continued to spread fears globally, sparking a spate of cancellations and pull-outs. Motor racing,......

Malaysia football coach axed

Malaysia coach Norizan Bakar has been axed after his side's heavy losses at the Asian Cup. "The team manager told me that my contract, which was to end in September, would be terminated after the......