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Lawyers for the Roman Catholic Church urged a court Monday to let Christians use "Allah" as a translation for God and overturn a government ban that has become a symbol of religious grievances in Muslim-majority Malaysia.
A Malaysian man is facing trial for allegedly seducing another man's wife — a charge under a rarely used law that defense lawyers criticized Wednesday as archaic and tantamount to sexual discrimination.
Authorities arrested a Malaysian woman after finding a baby honey bear, a leopard cat and a slow loris primate in her condominium, a wildlife official said Monday.
The PGA Tour has reached a multiyear deal with the Asian Tour to stage the Malaysia Asia Pacific Golf Classic.
A Malaysian court Tuesday ordered Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial to start next month, rejecting the opposition leader's bid to scrap a case that he claims is meant to halt his political resurgence.
Shares of Malaysia's top mobile phone company Maxis Berhad jumped 9.2 percent on their return to the bourse Thursday following the biggest share sale ever in Southeast Asia.
Malaysia has stepped up efforts to combat graft to maintain investor confidence as a survey showed the country's corruption ranking worsened this year, Trade Minister Mustapa Mohamad said Wednesday.
Islamic authorities in Malaysia charged a popular Muslim scholar Wednesday with delivering an illegal lecture in what critics considered an attempt by conservative clerics to silence a leading moderate preacher.
The Malaysian government has refused to release 10,000 Bibles confiscated for using the word "Allah" to refer to God, a banned translation in Christian texts in this Muslim-majority country, an official said Wednesday.
Iran said Monday it has not rejected a U.N.-backed plan aimed at limiting the country's ability to make nuclear weapons as it called for a technical panel to review its terms.
Malaysian authorities have confiscated more than 15,000 Bibles in recent months because they referred to "God" as "Allah," a translation that has been banned in this Muslim-majority country, Christian church officials said Thursday.
A new footbridge across a Malaysian river collapsed while schoolchildren crossed it during a camping trip, killing one girl and leaving two missing and feared drowned in the currents below, officials said Tuesday.
A Malaysian woman who gave premature birth aboard a plane said Saturday that doctors are expected to release her son from a hospital Monday or Tuesday.
R&B star Beyonce Knowles has postponed a planned concert in Malaysia, the event's organizer said Monday, following accusations by Islamic conservatives that the show would be immoral.
A Malaysian state government says it plans to offer free honeymoons to save the marriages of couples who are on the brink of divorce.
Tearful relatives of slain regional al-Qaida commander Noordin Top buried him in a traditional Muslim funeral at his Malaysian boyhood village Friday, two weeks after Indonesian security forces killed him in a shootout.
Malaysia has banned U.S. box office hit "Bruno" by Sacha Baron Cohen because it highlights gay life and has gay sex scenes, an official said Tuesday.
A Muslim woman sentenced to caning for drinking beer wants to get the punishment over with now that it has been confirmed by an Islamic appeals court judge, her father said Tuesday.
The first pan-ASEAN professional basketball league was officially launched Monday.
When she was practicing law, Kartini Maarof once went beyond the call of duty for her divorce client.
An Islamic court has ordered an unmarried couple to be caned for trying to have sex in a car in the latest of a series of harsh punishments for Muslims in Malaysia, a lawyer said Friday.
Malaysian authorities captured a Muslim sect leader who claimed to be God's prophet and was on the run for three years, an official said Thursday.
Malaysia on Tuesday freed five terror suspects held for up to 7 1/2 years without trial under a strict security law that has been severely criticized by civil rights groups.
A judge has ordered a Muslim man to be caned and jailed for drinking alcohol, two months after triggering a national debate for sentencing a woman to be whipped for a similar offense.
A Malaysian court charged 12 Muslims with criminal offenses Wednesday for parading a severed cow head to protest the construction of a Hindu temple in a case that stoked religious tensions in this multiethnic country.
PAS: Practise polygamy KUALA LUMPUR - THE spiritual leader of Malaysia's Islamic party has urged religious scholars to practice polygamy, saying they could rid the practice of its bad reputation, a report said Thursday.
Transsexual staring at big change over 'wrong' photoA Malaysian transsexual, who married a 30-year-old man in Britain, might be deported back to Malaysia after his Leave To Remain visa was rejected by British authorities over an "incorrect" photograph.
Man for all seasons: Bob GeldofGeldof, who was in Malaysia as a speaker for the Youth Engagement Summit (YES) 2009 at Putrajaya last week, said: "Yeah, I'm Mr Bloody Africa, aren't I?"
English at work is 'weird' KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S deputy education minister has said that speaking English in the workplace is 'weird' and harmful to the nation's culture and identity, a report said on Wednesday.
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Malaysia withholds 'Allah Bibles'The Malaysian government has refused to release 10,000 Bibles which it seized because they contained the word Allah to refer to God.
Officials suggest legislators wed single mothersMalaysian legislators in the poor conservative Muslim northeastern state of Kelantan should marry single mothers to help care for their children, a state representative suggested.
Thunderbirds perform for Malaysian audience10/8/2009 - SUBANG AIR BASE, Malaysia (AFNS) -- Royalty, foreign diplomats, senior military members and civilians alike welcomed the members of the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron with open arms as the Thunderbirds arrived at Subang Air Base Sept.
Greenpeace accuses New Zealand world's #1 dairy export company of "climate crime"Greenpeace activists arrested at NZ port; Greenpeace said that clearing rain forests in Indonesia and Malaysia to plant palm plantations is causing 'massive carbon emissions,' which are blamed for global warning.
YouTube helps deliver baby KUALA TERENGGANU - A MAN, forced to be midwife for his wife in the car, safely delivered their baby ? thanks to tips from Youtube.
Revealed: The Ghost Fleet of The Recession Anchored Just East of SingaporeEconomy recovering??? NOT!!!
Lovers to be caned for steamy session in carAn Islamic court has ordered an unmarried couple to be caned for trying to have sex in a car in the latest of a series of harsh punishments for Muslims in Malaysia, a lawyer said Friday.
Malaysian woman, 107, fears hubby No. 22 will leave her(CNN) -- Afraid that her husband will leave her for a younger woman, a 107-year-old Malaysian woman is looking to marry again -- for the 23rd time. Wok Kundor: "I am an aged woman. I don't have the body nor am I a young woman who can attract anyone."
Malaysian woman, 107, fears hubby No. 22 will leave herAfraid that her husband will leave her for a younger woman, a 107-year-old Malaysian woman is looking to marry again -- for the 23rd time.
Web Censoring Widens Across Southeast Asia"Attempts to censor the Internet are spreading to Southeast Asia."
107-year-old May Seek 23rd Hubby"Centenarian Mek Wok Kundor is looking to marry again - for the 23rd time," according to the Malaysian newspaper, The Star.
McCurry wins row with McDonald'sThe American fast-food giant McDonald's has lost an eight-year legal battle to prevent a Malaysian restaurant calling itself McCurry.
Endangered spider named after David BowieA German spider specialist told the Observer newspaper he named the new species after Bowie — whose album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was a huge hit in 1972 — because he wanted to raise awareness about the discovery.
The Myth Of A Moderate Malaysia by Sadanand Dhume "Canings, cows' heads and ethnoreligious apartheid." is how Sadanand Dhume described Malaysia, branded as "Truly Asia".
Protest over proposed temple KUALA LUMPUR - DOZENS of Malaysian Muslims paraded on Friday with the head of a cow, a sacred animal in Hinduism, in a dramatic protest against the proposed construction of a Hindu temple in their neighbourhood.
MALAYSIA Church responds to food crisisBANGKOK (UCAN) -- The Catholic Church is responding to a food crisis that has hit Sarawak in eastern Malaysia by appealing for food donations, providing logistics and working with the local government.
Anyone following the news lately has heard of the case of Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, a young woman in Malaysia who has been sentenced under Sharia law to be "caned" for having a beer. This is a young woman, 32 years old, with two young children.
RP protests claims over Kalayaan islands before UN [Manila, Philippines] THREE months after three other countries formally submitted to the United Nations their claims over the disputed Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), the Philippines finally registered its protests to those claims.
The Malaysian Government Thinks that Homosexuality and Masterbation Causes Swine Flu Well, now it's time to count Malaysia's government-run news service as part of the global health lie factory. Today they're out with an article from a physician that says homosexuality and masturbation make the body an easy target for Swine Flu (otherwise known as H1N1).
Malaysia examines Internet filter, tougher controlsMalaysia is considering the establishment of an Internet filter, similar to China's abandoned "Green Dam" project, a source familiar with the process told Reuters on Thursday.
Teacher Forces Student to Smoke 42 Cigarettes in 2 HoursKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian teacher forced a student to smoke 42 cigarettes in two hours as punishment after finding the boy had a cigarette and lighter, a news report said Thursday.
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