AirAsia launches second daily flight from Kuala Lumpur to TiruchirapalliPETALING JAYA - There is good news for frequent travellers from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to Tiruchirapalli district in India. Low-cost carrier AirAsia is launching a second daily flight to the Indian district from Sept 1. Model to become first Malaysian woman to be caned under ShariaKUANTAN - A part-time model, sentenced for drinking beer at a nightclub, is set to become the first Malaysian woman to be caned under Sharia law after she decided not to appeal against her sentence. AP IMPACT: From Andes to Argentina, Mexican drug cartels expand, operate in 47 countriesGUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan drug boss Juan Jose “Juancho” Leon was summoned by Mexican traffickers for what he was told was business. Instead, dozens of attackers ambushed his entourage with grenades and assault rifles, killing Leon and 10 others in a brazen demonstration of power. Malaysia court orders Muslim woman to be flogged with a cane for drinking beerKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — An Islamic court in Malaysia has sentenced a Muslim woman to be flogged with a rattan cane for having a beer in a nightclub, a court official said Tuesday. Malay court orders caning of Singapore model for having beerKUANTAN - A religious court in Malaysia has sentenced a Singaporean Muslim model to six strokes of the cane after she drank beer at a nightclub. Malaysian fugitive terror mastermind aspires to lead regional al-QaidaJAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asia’s most wanted Muslim militant is said to be a masterful bomb-maker and aspiring regional commander for al-Qaida, who has eluded capture for nearly a decade. ‘Too many Malay-Indian political parties will make Indians suffer’SEREMBAN - Malaysian Indian Congress President S. Samy Vellu has said that the formation of too many political parties representing Malay Indians will only harm the community. Man United scraps match in Indonesia after bombs blast Jakarta hotel team would have stayed inKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Manchester United canceled a planned visit to Indonesia after Friday’s bomb attack on the hotel where the team was due to stay in Jakarta. Malaysian police free 9 Christians mistakenly accused of trying to convert Muslim studentsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police Wednesday freed nine Christians who were arrested and held overnight after a university official mistakenly accused them of trying to convert Muslim students. Global pirate attacks more than double in 2009 first half due to spike off SomaliaKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Pirate attacks worldwide more than doubled in the first half of 2009 amid a surge of raids on vessels in the Gulf of Aden and the east coast of Somalia, an international maritime watchdog said Wednesday. Malaysia police to free 9 Christians mistakenly accused of trying to convert Muslim studentsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities detained nine Christians overnight after a university official mistakenly accused them of trying to convert Muslim students, police said Wednesday. Malaysian police arrest 9 Christians accused of trying to convert Muslim studentsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police have arrested nine Christians accused of trying to convert Muslim university students — a serious crime punishable by prison in this Muslim-majority country, a lawyer said Wednesday. California-based SpaceX launches satellite for MalaysiaHAWTHORNE, Calif. — Rocket developer Space Exploration Technologies said Tuesday it conducted its second fully successful launch, placing a Malaysian satellite into orbit. Malaysian police probe Muslim reporters who stirred Christian anger by attending MassKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities are investigating two Muslims who sparked complaints after they pretended to be Christians and took communion at a church service to research a magazine article, officials said Tuesday. Malaysia to promote growth of 10,000 Indian entrepreneurs by 2011MALACCA - The Prime Minister’s Department in Malaysia has targeted raising 10,000 entrepreneurs from the Indian community in the next two years. A look at major kidnappings blamed on al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf in PhilippinesA look at major kidnappings in the southern Philippines attributed to the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf and other armed groups. Abu Sayyaf gunmen on Sunday freed the last of three international Red Cross workers they kidnapped last Jan. 15 on southern Jolo Island. Malaysian Government urged to give Indians more opportunitiesKAHANG - The Malaysian Government should give more opportunities to the Indian community in the country’s development projects, the Tamil Nesan quoted state assemblyman R. Vidyanathan, as saying. Malay Tamil, Chinese educationists keen to teach science, math in mother tonguePETALING JAYA - Both Tamil and Chinese educationists have welcomed the Cabinet’s decision to revert the teaching of science and mathematics to one’s mother tongue in vernacular schools. Give non-Malays privileges at par with Malays: Indian legislatorSHAH ALAM - A Malaysian Indian legislator says privileges granted to ethnic Malays under the Constitution’s ‘Bumiputera’ (son of the soil) provision should also be given to the non-Malay population. From math and science to ‘matematik’ and ’sains’: Malaysia schools drop instruction in EnglishKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia announced Wednesday it will abandon the use of English to teach math and science, bowing to protesters who demanded more use of the national Malay language. Oil falls to near $62 in Asia amid worries over slower-than-expected economic recoveryKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Oil prices fell to near $62 a barrel Wednesday in Asia growing concerns over a slower-than-expected recovery in the global economy. South Korea says suspect North Korean ship has likely returned homeSEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean ship tracked by the U.S. Navy because it was suspected of carrying illicit cargo has likely arrived back home after reversing course without delivering its load, a South Korean official said Tuesday. US admiral says surveillance effort against North Korean cargo ship proved effectiveSEOUL, South Korea — The impending return home of a North Korean ship suspected of possibly carrying illicit cargo shows that efforts are working to enforce U.N. sanctions imposed against the country after its nuclear and missile tests, the chief of U.S. Naval operations said Monday. US admiral denounces NKorea’s missile launches; SKorean says NKorean missiles improvedSEOUL, South Korea — The chief of U.S. Naval operations denounced North Korea on Monday for a volley of weekend missile tests, as South Korea said the launches showed the communist regime has improved its missile accuracy. Sikh family loses court battle against conversion of dead man in Muslim-majority MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Sikh family lost a court battle Monday in Muslim-majority Malaysia for the right to cremate one of their relatives after officials said the man had converted to Islam years before his death. Illegal Indian, Chinese temples to be demolished in Kedah: DAP chiefIPOH - The Democratic Action Party chief of Malaysia’s Kedah state, Thomas Su, has claimed that illegal Hindu and Chinese temples are about to be demolished in the state, and he has evidence to back his claim. Phones outnumber radios among poor in South AsiaPENANG - Phones are catching up with TVs, and the number of phones being used by ‘bottom of the pyramid’ households have already outpaced the number of radios and computers in South Asia, researchers have said. Underprivileged Malay-Indian students to get educational aidIPOH - In a bid to provide study assistance to underprivileged Malay Indian students, the Parek government in Malaysia has decided to include three private colleges in their list of colleges and universities, which are eligible for educational aid. Malaysia’s leader makes bold gambit by rolling back long-preserved affirmative action policiesKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The economic downturn is allowing Malaysia’s leader to chip away at an affirmative action program for Malay Muslims that has been considered virtually untouchable in the past. HINDRAF leader to form a party or an NGOKLANG - Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) legal adviser P. Uthayakumar will form a political party or a non-governmental organisation soon. |
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