Malaysian King consults lawmakers to decide new PM World

Malaysian King consults lawmakers to decide new PM

Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has decided to consult all 221 members of parliament on a one-on-one basis to determine who has the majority support to become the next Prime Minister.
Goldman Sachs pleads not guilty in Malaysia over 1MDB bond sales World

Goldman Sachs pleads not guilty in Malaysia over 1MDB bond sales

Three units of Goldman Sachs pleaded not guilty to charges of misleading investors regarding 6.5 billion USD in bond sales that the US investment bank helped raise for state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Bernama state news agency reported on February 24.
Malaysian King accepts PM Mahathir’s resignation World

Malaysian King accepts PM Mahathir’s resignation

Malaysia’s King Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah on February 24 accepted Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s resignation but asked him to stay on in the role until a new PM is appointed and a cabinet formed, the country’s Chief Secretary Mohd Zuki Ali said the same day.
APEC meeting to discuss countermeasures against COVID-19 World

APEC meeting to discuss countermeasures against COVID-19

Senior officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies will discuss measures to cope with the acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in their upcoming meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
COVID-19: Malaysia bars all ships from China World

COVID-19: Malaysia bars all ships from China

A temporary ban has been imposed on all international cruise ships that departed or transited from any ports in China from docking in Malaysia, Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said on February 16 in light of the outbreak of the acute respiratory disease caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19).