Bodyguard sentenced to death over model’s assassination is freed from Sydney detention

Bodyguard sentenced to death over model’s assassination is freed from Sydney detention

A former Malaysian prime ministerial bodyguard has walked free from detention in Australia,nine years after fleeing a death sentence over a gruesome,politically charged murder.

  • byChris Barrett

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Malaysian PM doubles down on refusal to condemn Hamas

Malaysian PM doubles down on refusal to condemn Hamas

Anwar Ibrahim says he will not bow to “threats” from other governments and vowed to maintain dialogue with the organisation.

  • byChris Barrett
‘Touched by their stories’:Malaysian minister wants to bring Bali bombing accused home

‘Touched by their stories’:Malaysian minister wants to bring Bali bombing accused home

Detained at Guantanamo Bay,Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep are alleged accomplices of Hambali – the bin Laden of South-East Asia.

  • byChris Barrett
Indonesia lifts lumpy skin ban on Australian live cattle exports

Indonesia lifts lumpy skin ban on Australian live cattle exports

The live cattle and buffalo export trade from Australia to Indonesia can now resume after beasts from four Australian facilities were barred in August over disease fears.

  • byMelissa Meehan
Community work for woman who tried to flee Australia after $10.5m crypto error

Community work for woman who tried to flee Australia after $10.5m crypto error

Disability care worker Thevamanogari Manivel was handed an extraordinary,unearned windfall and could not resist the temptation to ​take it.

  • byDavid Estcourt
You can now stay in this opulent villa inspired by 17th century Malay palaces

You can now stay in this opulent villa inspired by 17th century Malay palaces

YTL Hotels has opened what it calls its most opulent villa,the House of Terengganu at Tanjong Jara Resort in Malaysia.

  • byJulietta Jameson
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China’s new map release infuriates Taiwan,India and maritime neighbours

China’s new map release infuriates Taiwan,India and maritime neighbours

‘Taiwan is absolutely not part of the People’s Republic of China,’ Foreign Ministry Spokesman Jeff Liu said at a briefing on Thursday.

  • byCliff Venzon
Private jet crashes into motorbike and car in Malaysia,killing 10

Private jet crashes into motorbike and car in Malaysia,killing 10

The Beechcraft jet lost contact with air traffic controllers before crashing onto a highway,killing all eight on board and two others on the road.

  • byHasnoor Hussain
Indonesia reveals more cases of disease in cattle from Australia

Indonesia reveals more cases of disease in cattle from Australia

Indonesia suspended shipments from four Australian exporters after detecting the highly contagious virus in cattle unloaded in Jakarta and Malaysia has followed suit.

  • byChris Barrett andKaruni Rompies
‘Hedonism and perversion’:Coldplay gets cold shoulder of Malaysia’s Muslim party

‘Hedonism and perversion’:Coldplay gets cold shoulder of Malaysia’s Muslim party

The rise of the hardline Pan-Malaysia Islamic Party has coincided with controversies like the cancelling of a music festival after a British singer kissed his male bandmate on stage.

  • byChris Barrett
The 1975 cancels shows in Jakarta,Taiwan after same-sex kiss controversy
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The 1975 cancels shows in Jakarta,Taiwan after same-sex kiss controversy

The announcement came after Malaysia banned them from performing there after their frontman kissed a bandmate on stage and criticised the country’s anti-LGBT laws.

  • byRozanna Latiff