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Malaysia

country in Southeast Asia

In brief

Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals arrived in Yangon from Malaysia on Sunday as U.N. rapporteur Kelley E. Currie said the risk of refoulement is substantial.

Johor holds 850 MW of live data-center capacity and 2,700 MW in the pipeline as Hong Kong's TROOPS commits US$12 million to a Southeast Asia AI unit.

The Court of Appeal ruled that children born in Malaysia cannot inherit Malaysian citizenship from their unmarried Malaysian fathers when the birth occurred outside a legal marriage, meaning they must follow their non-Malaysian mothers’ nationalities and are not stateless. The decision, chaired by Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli, reiterates that citizenship follows the mother’s nationality in these cases, with J and D cited as examples illustrating the broader implications for statelessness and perceived gender discrimination.

A Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court convicted former bank analyst Mohd Arif Fadzlee Mohd Arifin and sentenced him to three years in prison for unlicensed regulated activities and the unlawful use of the Unit Trust Consultant title in relation to dealing in securities without a CMSRL, with offences dating back to 2011 in Petaling Jaya and Nilai. The case was brought by the Securities Commission Malaysia and followed a trial during which he was bail-release before the conviction.

LatestIndonesia approves foreign aid against regional wildfiresPresident Prabowo approved foreign aid for Indonesia's worst forest fires in over a decade; Nasir said BNPB is handling technical talks after Malaysia offered aircraft, helicopters and 52 firefighters.Oct 16, 2026

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