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Malaysia insists virus diagnosis from cruise passenger is correct

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 16 11:34 PM

Malaysia insisted Sunday it had correctly diagnosed coronavirus in an elderly American woman from the Westerdam cruise ship despite all passengers having been given a clean bill of health when they disembarked in Cambodia. Read more »

American from Cambodia cruise ship tests positive for COVID-19

Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 01:31 PM

The woman was the first passenger from the MS Westerdam, operated by Carnival Corp unit Holland America Inc, to test positive for the virus. Read more »

Malaysian PM downplays AirAsia probe after CEO steps aside

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 07 10:19 PM

Receiving money to "offset" buying planes and equipment did not necessarily constitute bribery, Malaysia's prime minister said Thursday, days after AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes stepped aside temporarily in the wake of a $4 billion Airbus graft scandal. Read more »

WHO investigates Singapore conference linked to foreign virus spread

John Geddie, Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 12:45 PM

At least 3 employees of a multinational company that held a meeting of more than 100 international staff in Singapore have contracted the new coronavirus, sparking a World Health Organization investigation of the case.   Read more »

Mahigit 700 Filipino deportees mula Malaysia, dumating sa Zamboanga City

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 12:14 AM

Mahigit 700 Filipino deportees mula Malaysia ang dumating sa Zamboanga City Miyerkoles ng gabi. Read more »

Malaysia's former first lady goes on trial for corruption

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 07:10 PM

Rosmah Mansor, notorious for making overseas shopping trips and owning vast collections of handbags and jewelry, became a lightning rod for public anger as the government of prime minister Najib Razak was engulfed by corruption allegations. Read more »

AirAsia's Tony Fernandes steps aside amid Airbus bribery probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 08:05 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - AirAsia's colorful chief executive Tony Fernandes has stepped aside from the company while authorities probe unusual payments at the Malaysian carrier, as the fallout from a $4 billion bribery fine at Airbus reverberates across the industry. Read more »

Twitter says state-backed actors may have accessed users' phone numbers

Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 11:55 AM

Twitter said on Monday that it had discovered attempts by possible state actors to access the phone numbers associated with user accounts, after a security researcher unearthed a flaw in the company's "contacts upload" feature. Read more »

AirAsia shares plunge after Airbus bribery allegations

Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 11:45 AM

AirAsia shares fell as much as 11 percent to 1.27 ringgit - their lowest since May 2016 - while those of AirAsia X tanked 12 percent to their all-time low of 11.5 Malaysian sen. Read more »

Malaysia confirms 3 new cases of 2019-nCov infection, now at 7

Joseph Sipalan and Liz Lee, Reuters
Posted at Jan 29 08:01 PM

Malaysia's Health Ministry said on Wednesday three more people had been infected with the new coronavirus, taking the total to seven, all of whom are Chinese citizens. Read more »

Malaysia confirms first cases of coronavirus infection

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 25 05:34 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia on Saturday said it had confirmed three cases of coronavirus infection, the first in the Southeast Asian country.   Read more »

10 missing after migrant boat capsizes off Indonesia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 02:40 PM

PEKANBARU, Indonesia - Ten people were missing after a boat carrying 20 migrant workers capsized off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, a search and rescue official said Thursday.   Read more »

Terror group Abu Sayyaf kidnaps 5 Indonesian fishermen

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 06:49 PM

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Abu Sayyaf militants from the Philippines have seized five Indonesian fishermen from a vessel off eastern Borneo, Jakarta officials said Tuesday, the latest in a series of abductions in the area. Read more »

OPINION: History repeats itself with Taal Volcano

Karim Raslan — Certilah ASEAN
Updated as of Jan 21 05:06 AM

What it's like to live with a volcano cloud over your head   Read more »

Malaysia says won't be 'garbage dump' as it returns waste

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 03:40 PM

BUTTERWORTH - Malaysia has sent back 150 shipping containers of plastic waste to mostly wealthier nations, with the Southeast Asian country saying Monday it would not be the world's "garbage dump". Read more »

Flights re-routed away from Iraq, Iran after missile attack on US troops

David Shepardson and Allison Lampert, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 02:53 PM

Tehran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from Iranian territory against at least two Iraqi military bases hosting US-led coalition personnel, the US military said on Tuesday. Read more »

OPINION: The 2010s were a decade of amnesia

Karim Raslan — Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Dec 30 03:24 PM

The world continues to repeat the mistakes of yesteryears.  Read more »

12 babaeng biktima umano ng human trafficking sinagip sa Zamboanga port

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 02:02 PM

Hinarang ng Bureau of Immigration ang nasa 12 kataong hinihinalang biktima ng human trafficking na nagtangkang umalis ng bansa mula sa Zamboanga International Seaport. Read more »

Scrabble casts spell over Asia

Rozanna Latiff, Reuters
Posted at Dec 20 09:34 AM

Malaysian teenage Scrabble protege Tengku Ariff is among a swathe of Asian youngsters who are turning the competitive Scrabble scene on its head by using a combination of probability, maths and memory to defeat opponents whose first language is English. Read more »

China objects to Malaysia's UN submission on South China Sea- SCMP

Reuters
Posted at Dec 17 02:57 PM

China has protested against Malaysia filing a submission with the United Nations last week seeking to establish the limits of Malaysia's continental shelf in the northern part of the disputed South China Sea, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday.   Read more »