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Spectacular lightning display of Malaysia's night sky goes viral

India | Apr 30, 2022, 07:37 AM IST

Lightning strikes in Malaysia are "very common". It occurs due to its tropical climate and location. The thunderstorms in the country are very frequent.

Ismail Sabri appointed as Malaysia's new PM

World | Aug 21, 2021, 11:34 AM IST

Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is now the new PM of Malaysia.

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Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Yassin resigns after failing to get majority support

World | Aug 16, 2021, 12:24 PM IST

Muhyiddin took power in March 2020 after initiating the collapse of Mahathir's reformist government that won 2018 elections.

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Malaysia sees fresh high of 17,786 daily Covid-19 cases

World | Aug 01, 2021, 07:13 AM IST

Health Ministry DG Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a press statement that nine of the new cases are imported and 17,777 are local transmissions.

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COVID: Malaysia sees fresh high of over 17,000 daily cases

World | Jul 26, 2021, 08:29 AM IST

Health Ministry DG said on Sunday in a press statement that six of the new cases are imported and 17,039 are local transmissions, Xinhua news agency reported.

Malaysia to summon Chinese envoy over jets intrusion

World | Jun 02, 2021, 10:12 AM IST

This handout photo from the Royal Malaysian Air Force taken on May 31, 2021 and released on June 1, 2021 shows a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft.

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Malaysia's worsening Covid outbreak sparks alarm

India | May 25, 2021, 04:58 PM IST

A worsening coronavirus outbreak in Malaysia has sparked alarm and is spilling over into neighbouring Thailand, which recently discovered a more infectious variant in its south believed to have come from Malaysia.

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6.7-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia, no Tsunami warning

India | May 14, 2021, 04:40 PM IST

An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scaled rocked Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Friday, but did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said.

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Muslims have right to be angry, kill millions of French people: Malaysia's ex-PM Mahathir Mohamad

World | Oct 29, 2020, 08:41 PM IST

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that Muslims have a "right to be angry and to kill millions of French people".

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Coming Soon: 8,100-km undersea optical cable connecting India-Singapore. NEC-OLL ink deal

Business | Aug 22, 2020, 08:26 PM IST

A 8,100-km long submarine optical submarine cable project will connect Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and India (Mumbai and Chennai) to build MIST Cable System (Myanmar/Malaysia India Singapore Transit).

Scientists dispel coronavirus mutation fears, say ’Malaysia strain’ no cause for concern

Science | Aug 20, 2020, 09:15 PM IST

The mutant form of the novel coronavirus 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 strain originating in Wuhan, says, scientists.

Scientists detect '10 times' more infectious coronavirus strain - D614G

Science | Aug 17, 2020, 01:07 PM IST

D614G - a new strain of the novel coronavirus has been detected by scientists in Malaysia. The new strain is believed to be 10 times more infectious than the novel coronavirus, said Director General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Facebook post.

India imposes anti-dumping duty on Malaysian calculators for 5 years

Business | Jun 06, 2020, 01:45 PM IST

According to global trade norms, a country is allowed to impose tariffs on such dumped products to provide a level-playing field to domestic manufacturers. The duty is imposed only after a thorough investigation by a quasi-judicial body, such as DGTR, in India.

Malaysia’s ex-PM to hear verdict in 1st graft case in July

World | Jun 05, 2020, 02:50 PM IST

Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak was victimized by rogue bankers and should be acquitted of corruption linked to the massive looting of a state investment fund, his lawyers said Friday at the close of his first corruption trial over the scandal.

Vande Bharat Mission: Indians to board special flight from Kuala Lumpur to Mumbai

News | May 12, 2020, 06:45 PM IST

Indian nationals were at Kuala Lumpur International Airport to board special Air India repatriation flight to Mumbai on May 12.

Malaysia reports 117 new coronavirus cases

World | Mar 18, 2020, 03:38 PM IST

The country recorded 315 new cases of the virus in the past two days, causing its total to surge to 553, the highest number in Southeast Asia. Many of the new cases are linked to a recent 16,000-member religious gathering at a mosque in a Kuala Lumpur suburb that also sickened dozens from Brunei and Singapore.

India bans entry of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines, Malaysia amid coronavirus fears

India | Mar 17, 2020, 11:39 AM IST

Amid coronavirus threat in the country as the number of confirmed cases continues to surge, the government on Tuesday banned the entry of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines and Malaysia to India with immediate effect, according to an additional travel advisory.

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