Airport review:Kuching International Airport,KCH,Borneo,Malaysia

Airport review:Kuching International Airport,KCH,Borneo,Malaysia

The food may be better outside this airport,there's not much to buy and the toilets are scary. But this airport boasts fantastic staff.

  • byBelinda Jackson

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Hotel review:Anantara Desaru Coast Resort&Villas,Malaysia,is a great value,quality five-star resort

Hotel review:Anantara Desaru Coast Resort&Villas,Malaysia,is a great value,quality five-star resort

Bin the Bintang. Blank the beach braidists. Bid ta-ta to the Kuta tattooists. The next Nusa Dua (well,near enough to it) is here.

  • byAnthony Dennis
Lynas pegs huge expansion plans on a Malaysian reprieve

Lynas pegs huge expansion plans on a Malaysian reprieve

Lynas is planning in 2023 to drastically ramp up its production of rare earth ores by opening a new processing plant in Western Australia in July,but the group’s ambitions might require a loosening of restrictions in Malaysia.

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Deadly landslide hits Malaysian campsite
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Deadly landslide hits Malaysian campsite

Several people have died at the popular holiday campsite in Batang Kali,north of Kuala Lumpur.

‘We all owe them’:The secret jungle mission that forged a lasting bond

‘We all owe them’:The secret jungle mission that forged a lasting bond

A young band of special forces parachuted into Borneo to forge an alliance with the locals to wage a guerilla war.

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Australia must learn to live with Indonesia’s volatile politics

Australia must learn to live with Indonesia’s volatile politics

Our government must encourage Indonesia to uphold human rights and democracy. But it has to balance that against respect for its independence and increasing power.

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An expert expat’s tips for Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia

An expert expat’s tips for Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia

The cocktail bar scene in KL is booming with a new spot opening nearly every week.

  • byBelinda Jackson
New PM rejects salary,luxury car,drives home need for ‘new culture’

New PM rejects salary,luxury car,drives home need for ‘new culture’

After the excesses of the past,the reformist Anwar Ibrahim is pushing to tighten the belt now he is finally in the driver’s seat.

  • byChris Barrett
Malaysian king names Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister,ending deadlock

Malaysian king names Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister,ending deadlock

The twice-jailed candidate has been waiting in the wings for years and will now get a chance to lead.

Muhyiddin edges toward forming government after tight Malaysia election

Muhyiddin edges toward forming government after tight Malaysia election

Voters turned out in force for an Islamist party and former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim were left trying to make deals to get a majority.

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From prison,Najib’s shadow lingers over unpredictable polls

From prison,Najib’s shadow lingers over unpredictable polls

As his oldest son makes his election debut,the former Malaysian prime minister jailed for corruption still looms large.

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