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Australian investigators on June 22 said debris found on an island of the country earlier this month is not from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

Vietnam’s Embassy in Malaysia said that it has taken protection measures towards 23 Vietnamese fishermen who were recently arrested by the Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).

The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) said it have included Judo and fencing in the provisional list of SEA Games 2017, which is scheduled to take place in the country next year.

The defence ministers of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia on June 20 agreed to explore all possibilities to prevent ship kidnappings and attacks.

A court in the Malaysian State of Selangor has charged a technician with supporting an IS terrorist group through Facebook in July, 2014.

As many as 27,468 foreign workers without relevant documents including work permits have been detained by Malaysian authorities since the beginning of this year.

The freeze on the intake of foreign workers since mid-February has resulted in business losses estimated at 24 billion RM (6 billion USD), said Malaysian Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on June 16.

The Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) announced on June 13 that it revoked the country’s youngest carrier Rayani Air’s operating license for breaching aviation regulations.

The signature-based system used for credit and debit card payment in Malaysia will be replaced with personal identification number (PIN) verification in a bid to boost security.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized two fishing boats with 20 Vietnamese fishermen aboard at the borders of Terengganu and Pahang waters on June 10.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said the federal government debt is still under control and far smaller than that of other developed countries such as the US and Japan.

Gamuda Land has won an honour award for the Property Developer category at the 8 th Malaysia Landscape Architecture Awards (MLAA) for its Gamuda Gardens, a resident precinct in Hanoi.

Malaysia police said they have arrested more than 10 people following an ongoing investigation on some staffers of the Immigration Department colluding with criminals to distort information.

Malaysia has become the first country in ASEAN and the fifth in Asia to ratify the Minimum Wage Fixing Convention or Convention 131.