Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak returned to court for the second day of his high-profile corruption trial in Kuala Lumpur on April 15, with the former PM accused of plundering large sums of money from sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.
Singapore and Malaysia's leaders on April 9 vowed to cooperate to solve disputes after tensions between the neighbours over airspace and maritime boundaries.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced on April 5 that Kuala Lumpur would withdraw from ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on April 4 that the country does not rule out the possibility of selling more assets, including land, to keep its national debt at a manageable level, local media reported.
After several delays, Malaysia finally opened the trial on April 3 for former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who faces corruption charges relevant to the scandal at the state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
The fate of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is close to being finalised with just some minor details to be sorted out in negotiations between Malaysia and China.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on March 30 denied that he plans to reshuffle his Cabinet in the coming time.
The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), the largest of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, opened in Langkawi, Malaysia on March 26, with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, senior officials and international delegates in attendance.
Malaysia on March 24 announced that the country may stop buying new fighter jets from European arms companies in retaliation against a plan of the European Union (EU) to curb palm oil use.
Malaysia and Pakistan on March 23 signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) on five cooperation projects aimed to strengthen trade cooperation between the two countries.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea has vowed to bolster the country's economic ties with Southeast Asia through free trade agreements, according to Yonhap news agency.
Malaysia will consider retaliating against the European Union (EU) if it goes ahead with its unfair measures against palm oil.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on March 19 that a special court will be set up to address promptly corruption-related cases in Southeast Asian nation.
Malaysian prosecutors said on March 18 that they would summon representatives of two units of US Investment Bank Goldman Sachs in London and Hong Kong to appear at a June hearing of a case linked to corruption in state investment fund 1MDB.
President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in returned home on March 16, concluding his week-long trip to three Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) nations.
Nearly 2,400 people in Pasir Gudang, an industrial town in the southern Johor state of Malaysia, have fallen ill due to chemical poisoning, with many people in critical condition.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) and Malaysia on March 13 agreed to launch negotiations toward a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) and push for their conclusion before the end of this year.
President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in arrived in Malaysia on March 12 for a three-day State visit.
