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Malaysia Stripped of Paralympic Swim Event for Barring Israeli Athletes

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 27, 2019 6 Comments

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has stripped Malaysia of hosting the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships after the Muslim-majority country barred Israeli athletes from participating. The decision was taken by the IPC Governing Board in London on Sunday.

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Authorities on MH370: ‘We cannot exclude the possibility of a third person or third party or unlawful interference’

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 31, 2018 17 Comments

Malaysian authorities concluded in their final report that they cannot determine the cause disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370, which happened four years ago. This has led to the resignation of Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, the head of Malaysia's civil aviation authority.

Aviation Experts Believe MH370 Pilot Deliberately Crashed Plane

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 15, 2018 37 Comments

Four years ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) crashed into the Indian Ocean. No one has found the plane or bodies of the 239 people who perished on the flight. Some debris washed on shore in France and Africa. Now aviation experts have said that the pilot deliberately crashed the plane.

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Palestinian “scholar” Fadi al-Batsh gunned down in Malaysia was key Hamas military engineer

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 22, 2018 9 Comments

Fadi al-Batsh grew up in Gaza, but had been living in Malaysia for years. Al-Batsh was, by his day job, an academic focusing on electrical engineering in Malaysia. The Linked-In Profile for al-Batsh, whose name appears transliterated in some reports as al-Batash or Albatsh, listed his current academic employment history.

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Malaysian MP Claims Denying a Husband Sex is Abuse

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 27, 2017 3 Comments

Denying husbands sex is "psychological and emotional abuse."...

Malaysia: ‘Moderate Muslim’ country moves towards blanket Sharia Rule

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on May 31, 2016 5 Comments

The Southeast Asian country of Malaysia is moving towards a total imposition of Islamic Sharia. Malaysia's government has pledged its support for an Islamic penal code that seeks to impose Sharia-prescribed punishments such as amputations, public stoning and flogging on its multi-religious population. The new legislation referred to as “Hudud Law” also seeks to segregate women from public life in Kelantan province, a predominantly Muslim northern state. The proposed constitutional amendment will allow other Malaysian provinces to align their legal system to stricter Islamic law as well. With a population of around 30 million, only 61 percent of the people identify as Muslim. Apart from Christianity that makes up to 10 percent of the population, Malaysia is home to many ethnic Chinese and Indians who mainly follow Buddhism and Hinduism respectively.

How a vacuum cleaner ad created a diplomatic crisis

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 09, 2015 6 Comments

This bitter battle takes place in the South Pacific, with Malaysia in one corner, and Indonesia set and ready across the ring. According to the Jakarta Globe, the Indonesian government threatened a Malaysian cleaning company with legal action over an ad. The ad, which appears to promote a Roomba-like vacuum machine, pitches the vacuum by enticing would-be customers to "Fire Their Indonesian Maid."

Govt threatens a Malaysian company with legal action over an insulting ad http://t.co/6jP8xPunk9 pic.twitter.com/eSTxV2i3hK
— The Jakarta Globe (@thejakartaglobe) February 6, 2015

The Jakarata Globe reports:

Armanatha Nasir, spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Ministry, said on Thursday that the ministry had requested the company make a public apology, or face possible legal action. “We’ve sent a letter telling the company to make an apology in three different Malaysian newspapers of at least half a page,” Armanatha said. “If they don’t do it in the next seven days, we’ll definitely take the next legal step.”

Then the embassies got involved. The Straits Times explains:

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