Malaysia

Malaysia and Thailand speed up economic cooperation

Published on: April 22, 2022
15:05

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Kuala Lumpur, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) Malaysia and Thailand will boost economic cooperation to achieve a trade exchange value of 30 million dollars by 2025, according to Bernama news agency.

Malaysia calls for release of political prisoners in Myanmar

Published on: January 25, 2022
13:39

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Tuesday called for an end to violence against civilians and the release of political prisoners in Myanmar.

Malaysia ordered the closure of 10 schools due to a large fire

Published on: January 18, 2022
10:41

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Kuala Lumpur,Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) Malaysian authorities ordered the closure today for 3 days, of 10 schools around a landfill on Penang island (northwest), where they have not been able to extinguish the large fire since last week.

Malaysian and Costa Rican institutions win UNESCO prize

Published on: November 17, 2021
11:18

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Paris, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) The Forestry Research Institute in Malaysia and the University for International Cooperation in Costa Rica won the 2021 UNESCO-Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation, the multilateral organization announced on Wednesday.

Malaysian mothers win nationality rights for children born abroad

Published on: September 9, 2021
10:16

By: Prensa Latina

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) Several Malaysian mothers won a legal battle today for the right to pass on their nationality to their children born abroad, a historic court decision considered a great step towards gender equality.

Malaysia’s prime minister resigns

Published on: August 16, 2021
09:18

By: Prensa Latina

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigned on Monday under increasing pressure by the opposition and widespread criticism to his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

ASEAN and China to discuss cooperation against pandemic

Published on: June 5, 2021
13:25

By: Prensa Latina

Jakarta, (Prensa Latina) The foreign ministers of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet next week to discuss cooperation against the Covid-19 pandemic, official sources said on Saturday.

Malaysia police report shoot-out with Philippine militant group

Published on: May 18, 2021
17:04

By: Prensa Latina

Kuala Lumpur, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Malaysian authorities on Tuesday reported a shoot-out on the island of Borneo, where five alleged members of the Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf were killed.

UMNO Secretary General highlights Cuban Covid-19 vaccines

Published on: April 21, 2021
16:17

By: Prensa Latina

Kuala Lumpur, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Secretary General of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan, on Wednesday highlighted the five Cuban Covid-19 vaccine candidates.

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