ISTANBUL (AA) – Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said that EU lawmakers had proposed action against Malaysia because of its support to Palestine, according to state-run Bernama News. “There were European MPs who proposed this (action) against Malaysia,” said Anwar, suggesting his personal safety may be at risk. His comments came after he...
ANKARA (AA) – Malaysian veteran politician and former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has called out US President Joe Biden for his comments about the bombing of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza, dubbing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Pentagon as liars. Biden said on Wednesday that the hospital blast, which killed hund...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysia has questioned the double standards of the international community over Palestine, saying the Western nations extended “swift” support to Ukraine, but ignored Palestinians. “Why are there two different approaches? For instance, in the Ukraine crisis, the Western powers swiftly provided support to Kyiv...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday condemned “new forms” of racism, Muslim stereotyping and burning of Quran, calling them “clear Islamophobic” acts. In his address to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Ibrahim said inaction against such acts sends a “dangerous” message to humanity. “We...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called on the international community to avoid confusion and discrimination in dealing with the conflict and human suffering in Palestine. Addressing the East Asia Summit in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, Anwar said any form of racism, Islamophobia, and xenophobia cannot be accepte...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN chief has pinned hope on the Indonesia, Laos and Malaysia troika on finding a political solution to the Myanmar crisis. “We are strongly hopeful that after Indonesia, with Lao PDR (official name of Laos) and also the Troika – Indonesia, Malaysia and Lao PDR – ASEAN will remain totally committed […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysia has said it is considering regulating the online digital platforms, including Meta and Google, to pay for news content in the Southeast Asian nation. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said it is considering adopting regulatory frameworks similar to those implemented in Australia and Canada. Aust...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A Malaysian court on Monday dropped corruption charges against deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, state media said. The Kuala Lumpur High Court granted Ahmad Zahid, who was facing 47 charges of criminal breach of trust, bribery and money laundering, a “discharge not amounting to an acquittal,” state news agen...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand have signed an agreement to promote the use of local currencies in bilateral transactions. According to a joint statement by Bank Indonesia (BI), Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), and the Bank of Thailand (BOT), three MoUs are signed providing a framework for cooperation to promote bilateral tr...
