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Mutated coronavirus strain found in Indonesia as cases jump: Report

The strain, which the World Health Organization said was identified in February and has been circulating in Europe and the Americas, has also been found in neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia

Malaysia's AirAsia X asks for creditor help as quarterly loss plunge

AirAsia X Bhd needs creditors' support to ride out the coronavirus crisis, the Malaysian long-haul budget airline said on Wednesday, as it posted a quarterly loss and revenue plunge.

Experts dispel Covid-19 mutation fears, say 'Malaysia strain' not a concern

The mutant form of Covid-19 reported from Malaysia as being 10 times more infectious is not a concern for India as it is widely prevalent here and isn't any more virulent than the Wuhan strain

Call for 'greater precautions' as SE Asia finds new strain of Covid-19

The strain, earlier seen in other parts of the world and called D614G, was found in a Malaysian cluster of 45 cases that started from someone who returned from India and breached his 14-day quarantine

Malaysia detects new Covid-19 strain that's 10 times more infectious

The mutation called D614G was found in at least three of the 45 cases in a cluster that started from a restaurant owner returning from India and breaching his 14-day home quarantine

Malaysia issues rare rebuke on China's maritime claim over South China Sea

The govt made a submission to the UN two weeks ago on its rights over the remaining portion of a continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the country's baselines

Malaysia's ex-finance minister charged again in graft case worth $1.5 bn

Malaysia's former finance minister pleaded not guilty to a second corruption charge related to a $1.5 billion undersea tunnel project and slammed the case as a trumped-up charge by new government

Mahathir admits Malaysia-India ties strained due to his Kashmir remarks

Mahathir, who was once world's longest-serving elected leader and now eyeing to make a comeback, said he has been making comments about affairs from all over the world

Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak gets 12-year jail term in 1MDB case

Najib Razak was found guilty of corruption, money laundering; fined $50 million

Ex-Malaysian PM Najib sentenced to 12 yrs in jail, fined for abuse of power

The court also sentenced him to 10 years in jail on each of three charges of criminal breach of trust and three charges of money laundering

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak found guilty of embezzlement

Former Malaysian PM Razak was found guilty of charges related to misappropriation of 42 million Malaysian Ringgit from at the state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad

AirAsia Group weighs raising about $234 million through rights issue

The budget carrier is working with an adviser on the planned capital raising, said the person, who asked not to be named as the information is private.

Malaysia's AirAsia sees 2020 capacity at 45-60% of 2019 levels on virus hit

AirAsia posted a loss of 803.3 million ringgit ($187.91 million) for the quarter ended March, from 96.1 million ringgit net profit in the year-ago period

India resumes purchases of Malaysian palm oil as relations improve: Report

A restart to buying by India, the world's biggest edible oil importer, could further support Malaysian palm oil prices, which have edged up from 10-month lows in recent days

Vande Bharat Mission: Over 700 Indians return home; more flights on Day 7

Air India along with its subsidiary Air India Express are operating a total of 64 flights to 12 countries to repatriate 14,800 Indians back in the first phase

Condom shortage looms after coronavirus lockdown shuts world's top producer

Malaysia's Karex Bhd makes one in every five condoms globally. It has not produced a single condom from its three Malaysian factories for more than a week due to a lockdown

More than rhetroic needed to reignite Malaysian palm oil exports to India

Malaysian supplies of palm oil to India have slowed to a trickle since Delhi adopted a hardline stance after Mahathir criticised actions in Kashmir in September

Muhyiddin Yassin sworn in as Malaysia's PM, succeeds Mahathir Mohamad

Muhyiddin served as interior minister in the government that collapsed last Monday

Mahathir loses power struggle, Muhyiddin Yassin to be sworn as PM on Sunday

Muhyiddin Yassin will be sworn in on Sunday, royal officials said, after a week of turmoil that followed the collapse of a reformist government and Mahathir's resignation as premier

Imran Khan says will buy more Malaysian palm oil after India curbs imports

Last year Pakistan bought 1.1 million tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia, the world's second biggest producer and exporter of the edible oil