Malaysia News

It's no secret that the Australian government is constantly looking for skilled and professional migrants to grace their sunny shores, but it's being reported that the accounting industry has been recently hit with a surplus of workers.

A comic tragedy on barely known islands in the South Pacific continues with fears of a wider conflict. That story with a map is contained here.

Armed confrontation between the forces loyal to the the Sultanate of Sulu in the Philippines and Malaysian security forces continues in the town of Semporna in Sabah, killing at least five Malaysian military officers, an Imam and four of his sons.

Kuala Lumpur detained an Australian senator Nick Xenophon at airport on Saturday morning and will be deported back to Australia. He was taken into custody on his arrival at Kuala Lumpur airport about 10:00am

Rangers of the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve were shocked to find a baby elephant, trying in vain to wake its mother, who had been poisoned along with 13 other elephants, all part of the same herd.

Penang - Just in case it just isn't enough to share your cute kitty images on Facebook and Twitter, a new social media site has been started up in Penang, Malaysia - just for cats.

On January 1, 2013, Thai authorities intercepted a boat with 73 Rohingya migrants, including around 20 children, near Bon Island in Phuket province.

Sydney - A rally was held against Malaysia’s attempt to promote the benefits of palm oil. Palm oil plantations result in the deforestation of orangutan habitat.

The Foreign Ministry of Malaysia has ordered that country's embassy in Syria to be temporarily closed due to the ongoing conflict there.

London - In this final episode, Julian Assange talks to Anwar Ibrahim, the main opposition leader in Malaysia. Assange and Ibrahim share many similar experiences.