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Malaysia has decided to lengthen a curfew in waters near the Philippines, the country’s news agency Bernama reported.

Malaysia’s authorities have recently arrested many illegal migrants from the Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar.

Malaysia attracted roughly 6.9 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first half of this year, according to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA).

Three foreign fishing vessels captured for illegal catching in the Malaysia waters will be sunk near Lang Tengah ocean park in Besut to form artificial reefs.

Authorities of Indonesia’s Bali Island held captive of a Malaysian ship carrying 30 tonnes of chemical fertilisers suspected to be used for creating bombs.

Malaysia’s police said on September 22 that they arrested three foreigners and one Malaysian suspected of having relations with terrorist groups, including the Islamic State (IS).

Authorities of Malaysia’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur began implementing solutions to resolve the worsening traffic congestion in the city.

Malaysia has confirmed two other cases inflected with Zika virus, raising the total number of infections in the country to six, the Health Ministry reported on September 13.

The Immigrant Department of Malaysia will freeze assets of companies that hire illegal foreign workers, starting from October 1, local newspaper “The Star” reported.

Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation ( DCA ) on September 13 banned passengers aboard a flight from turning on or charging smartphone Samsung Galaxy Note 7 following reports on explosion risks.

The Malaysian defence minister said his country would implement new measures to strengthen security in the Sabah sea, including the fight against the IS and terrorist groups in southern Philippines.

The Hanoi People’s Court has accepted the request for extraditing eight Indonesian pirates from Vietnam to Malaysia for trial.

At least three fishermen were kidnapped in waters near the Pulau Pom Pom resort off Malaysia's Sabah state on September 10.

The mushrooming of unauthorised non-governmental organisations in donation drives lately could be linked to the IS militant groups that collect funds to finance their activities.