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Malaysian ex-PM Najib convicted of 7 graft charges over 1MDB

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia A Malaysian court pronounced former Prime Minister Najib Razak guilty Tuesday in his first corruption trial over the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB investment fund. The ruling came five months after a new government took power with Najib’s Malay party the biggest bloc in the alliance. His party’s shocking election…

Malaysia arrests Bangladeshi worker critical of its treatment of migrants

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysian authorities said on Saturday they had arrested a Bangladeshi man who criticized the government's treatment of migrant workers in a documentary by broadcaster Al Jazeera. The July 3 documentary on…

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Graft verdict for Malaysia ex-leader a test of rule of law

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia After years of insisting on his innocence, former Malaysian leader Najib Razak learns his fate this week in his first corruption trial linked to one of the world’s biggest financial scandals — a verdict widely seen…

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Malaysia government criticized, mocked for crackdown on video making

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia on Thursday said a license would be required to make any video in the country, even those posted on social media platforms like TikTok, sparking a storm of criticism. Critics slammed it as the latest move…

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Malaysia urged to halt ‘barbaric’ caning of Rohingya

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia A group of Rohingya who survived a perilous sea voyage to Malaysia are set to be caned for entering the country illegally, activists said Tuesday, decrying the "barbaric" sentence. Hundreds of thousands of Muslim…

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Malaysian palm oil giant hit with forced labor allegations

MINNEAPOLIS An anti-trafficking organization has filed a petition to ban the importation of palm oil produced by one of the world’s largest suppliers, saying it found evidence of child and forced labor on plantations that supply American…

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