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Mother of MH17 victim takes Ukraine to Human Rights Court
World | Nov 30, 2014, 10:48 AM ISTBerlin: The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights, accusing Kiev of failing to close the country's airspace, a
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Three killed in mine explosion in Malaysia
World | Nov 23, 2014, 11:02 AM ISTKuala Lumpur: At least three workers were killed and 24 others, six of them serious, injured in an explosion in a coal mine in Malaysia, media reported on Sunday.The explosion took place in a coal
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Verdict pending, Malaysia's Anwar visits US
World | Nov 22, 2014, 07:44 AM ISTWashington: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim told The Associated Press on Friday he's confident of acquittal in his sodomy trial, so long as the Southeast Asian nation's top court demonstrates independence.Anwar spoke by phone from
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Malaysian state mulls guillotine as punishment for thieves
World | Nov 17, 2014, 09:29 AM ISTKuala Lumpur: A minister in Malaysia's Kelantan state has suggested that a 'mini' guillotine could be used to amputate those convicted of stealing in the Muslim state, which is ruled by a fundamentalist party.The guillotine,
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Modi meets Malaysian PM
World | Nov 12, 2014, 09:40 AM ISTNay Pyi Taw: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday met Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak as he began day two of his engagements in the Myanmar capital.Modi told his Malaysian counterpart: "I congratulate you
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Malaysia PM calls Modi, sets meeting during Myanmar summit
India | Oct 21, 2014, 07:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a telephonic talk with his Malaysian counterpart Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, during which he greeted him on Malaysia's election to UN Security Council as a
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Angola, Malaysia, Venezuela, New Zealand elected to Security Council
World | Oct 17, 2014, 07:07 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Angola, Malaysia, Venezuela and New Zealand as new non-permanent members to the Security Council.The four countries won the required two-thirds of votes during the election at
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No ebola case reported in Malaysia: Minister
World | Sep 19, 2014, 11:21 AM ISTKuala Lumpur: Malaysian Health Minister S. Subramaniam on Friday said that no case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been reported in the country and there was no cause for the public to panic.Subramaniam
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Malaysia wants access to MH17 crash site
World | Sep 12, 2014, 01:10 PM ISTKuala Lumpur: Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein on Friday said a team of international investigators should gain immediate access to the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17's crash site in Ukraine.Hishammuddin said he along with Dutch Defence
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Australian PM to visit India, Malaysia
World | Aug 29, 2014, 09:37 AM ISTSydney: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on Friday that he will travel to India and Malaysia next week.On Abbott's first visit to India as prime minister, he said he will visit New Delhi and
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Lukewarm response for cricket in Incheon Asian Games
Cricket | Aug 03, 2014, 12:42 PM ISTMumbai:Cricket has elicited lukewarm response from the full ICC members of the continent for the upcoming Incheon Asian Games with India skipping the event altogether and Pakistan electing to send only its women's team. "For
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Is LTTE trying to revive movement using Malaysia as transit point?
World | Jul 05, 2014, 03:12 PM ISTKuala Lumpur: Malaysian authorities are on the hunt for more members of the outlawed LTTE after a crackdown on the Tamil militant group led to the arrest of seven persons in the last two months
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66 Indonesians missing after boat sinks off Malaysia: Official
World | Jun 18, 2014, 11:13 AM ISTKuala Lumpur: Malaysia's maritime agency says a wooden boat carrying 97 Indonesians has capsized off the country's west coast, with 66 people still missing. An official with the agency says the boat was believed to
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Malaysia vows to track down MH370; authors claim foul play
World | Jun 15, 2014, 08:42 PM ISTKuala Lumpur: Malaysia today vowed to hunt Flight MH370 missing for the past 100 days with “renewed vigour”, even as two authors of a yet to be released book on the plane sensationally claimed that
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Hockey World Cup: Winless India eyeing full points against Malaysia
Hockey | Jun 06, 2014, 05:25 PM ISTThe Hague (Netherlands): Yet to taste its first win in the event, India will be up for another stiff challenge when its fragile defence take on Malaysia's speedy strikers in their penultimate Group A match
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Flight MH370: Malaysia releases raw satellite data
World | May 27, 2014, 01:00 PM ISTKuala Lumpur: Malaysia today released raw satellite data used to determine the path of the ill-fated Flight MH370, meeting a key demand by kin of the 239 people, including five Indians, on board the plane.The
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Aegis expands Malaysia ops; adds 600 people in Kuala Lampur
May 21, 2014, 05:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Aegis, the business process management arm of Essar Group, has increased headcount at its Kuala Lampur centre by 60 per cent to 1,600 people, driven by strong demand across verticals such as telecom,
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MH370: Malaysia, Inmarsat agree to release raw satellite data
World | May 20, 2014, 05:34 PM ISTKuala Lumpur: Malaysia and UK's Inmarsat today said they will release raw satellite data used to narrow down the search for the missing MH370 to the southern Indian Ocean to the public for “greater transparency”,
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Malaysian PM admits missteps in MH370 search; scouring resumes
World | May 14, 2014, 04:59 PM ISTKuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Najib Razak has admitted that Malaysia “did not get everything right” in the first few days of MH370's disappearance and called for implementing real-time tracking of airliners, as the search for
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Search for MH370 with new equipment two months away
World | May 05, 2014, 02:24 PM ISTCanberra: Australia, China and Malaysia today held trilateral talks to map out the next steps in the search for the missing Malaysian jet with officials saying it may take up to two months before new