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Malaysia’s new king Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah called for national unity during his first parliamentary address on March 11.

Malaysian police forces have uncovered new methods of infiltrating the country being used by terrorist organisations after they arrested an Egyptian man and two Malaysians on February 2, according to Police Inspector-General Mohamad Fuzi Harun.

An Indonesian woman accused of killing a citizen of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) at a Malaysian airport in 2017 was released from custody on March 11 after a Malaysia court dropped a murder charge against her.

Malaysian police on March 9 announced that a citizen of the country had been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for profaning Muslim and Prophet Muhammad.

Malaysian police have arrested nine terror suspects in a recent campaign in the country.

Malaysia has successfully issued bonds worth 200 billion yen (1.8 billion USD), the first samurai bonds in 30 years and the largest sovereign bonds to be guaranteed by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the Finance Ministry said on March 8.

Thirty-five people, mainly students, have been hospitalised after breathing in methane from chemical waste that had been illegally dumped into a river in Pasir Gudang, Johor state, Malaysian authorities said on March 7.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah held a bilateral meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia’s administration centre, on March 5.

Malaysia has signed a treaty to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a boost for its legal institution as it faces growing criticism, the country’s foreign ministry announced on March 5.

Three large producers of natural rubber in Southeast Asia, namely Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia, have agreed to cut down rubber exports by some 200,000-300,000 tonnes to tackle the decreasing price of the commodity.

Nearly 1,500 illegal immigrants have been detained in a nationwide operation by the Immigration Department of Malaysia.

Malaysian Minister of Transport Anthony Loke on March 3 announced that the country will consider resuming the search for the missing plane of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 if companies interested in the hunt come forward with viable proposals or credible leads.

Villagers at Malaysia’s Sungai Belati beach found weak, hungry, and disheveled Myanmar refugees – including children from as young as seven – arriving at shore on March 1, the New Straits Times reported.

Malaysia has issued an arrest warrant for Paul Stadlen, a British citizen who worked for former Prime Minister Najib Razak as a media adviser, for money laundering charges, a prosecutor said on February 21.