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A family member writes on a message board during remembrance event in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia suspends search for long-missing flight MH370

The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been suspended as it is "not the season", Kuala Lumpur's transport minister said, more than a decade after the plane went missing.

World • 03 Apr

A woman writes a message during an event held by relatives of the passengers and supporters to mark the 10th year since MH370 disappeared

Malaysia to resume hunt for Flight MH370 ten years on

Malaysia has agreed to resume the search for the wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, its transport minister has said, more than 10 years after it disappeared in one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.

Asia • 21 Dec 24

TikTok is shifting focus towards a greater use of AI in content moderation

TikTok to cut hundreds of jobs in Malaysia

Social media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia, the company said today, as it shifts focus towards a greater use of AI in content moderation.

Business • 11 Oct 24

The investment was made to help develop the countries AI infrastructure

Microsoft announces $2.2 bn AI investment in Malaysia

Microsoft pledged a $2.2 billion (€2 billion) investment in artificial intelligence and cloud computing in Malaysia to help develop the country's AI infrastructure.

World • 02 May 24

Emergency personnel work at the site of a helicopter crash in Lumut, Perak, Malaysia (Pics: Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia)

Ten killed after Malaysian navy helicopters collide

Two Malaysian military helicopters collided and crashed during a training session, killing all 10 crew onboard, the country's rescue agency has said.

Asia • 23 Apr 24

Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 aircraft carrying 239 people, disappeared from radar screens on 8 March 2014 (file pic)

Disappearance of flight MH370 marked 10 years on

Relatives of passengers on a Malaysia Airlines plane that mysteriously vanished 10 years ago pushed for a new search today as they spoke of enduring grief and the struggle to find closure.

World • 03 Mar 24

Bord Bia's 'European Dairy-Ireland, working with nature' campaign promotes dairy produce from Ireland in South East Asia

Bord Bia dairy campaign for Malaysia and Philippines

Bord Bia has today started a campaign to drive €15m in dairy export growth to Malaysia and the Philippines.

Business • 07 Nov 23

Malaysia authorities inspect the aftermath of a landslide that hit a campsite in the state of Selangor, Malaysia

Malaysia campsite landslide kills 21

A landslide killed at least 21 people, including children, while they slept in their tents at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia, officials have said, as search teams scoured thick mud and downed trees for survivors.

World • 16 Dec 22

The Mersing area of Malaysia area is popular with divers

Norwegian diver rescued in Malaysia, 3 others missing

A Norwegian diving instructor has been rescued a day after going missing off Malaysia's southeast coast but three other Europeans were still missing, officials said.

World • 07 Apr 22

A coroner handed down a ruling of misadventure, indicating Nóra Quoirin's death was accidental

Quoirin challenge to be filed 'as soon as possible'

The family of Nóra Quoirin will challenge an inquest ruling that she died by misadventure after vanishing in the Malaysian jungle while on holiday, their lawyer has said.

World • 21 Jan 21

Nóra Quoirin's parents think their daughter was abducted

Quoirins 'utterly disappointed' by misadventure verdict

Irish teenager Nora Quoirin died by "misadventure" after disappearing in the Malaysian jungle on a family holiday and no one else was involved, a coroner has ruled.

World • 04 Jan 21

The deal to sell Tesco's businesses in Thailand and Malaysia should be completed this month

Tesco says conditions cleared for Asian business sale

Retailer Tesco said today that all conditions had been satisfied for the $10.6 billion sale of its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia to CP Retail Development Company Limited and the deal should be completed this month.

Business • 09 Dec 20

Nóra Quoirin went missing on a family holiday to Malaysia last year

Father heard noises before Nóra Quoirin disappeared

The father of Nóra Quoirin, whose body was found in the Malaysian jungle, has told an inquest he heard noises in the family's holiday chalet before she disappeared.

World • 12 Nov 20

Nóra Quoirin's mother says police action 'ineffective'

The mother of Nóra Quoirin, whose body was found in the Malaysian jungle last year, has told an inquest the police response to her disappearance while on holiday had been slow and ineffective.

World • 11 Nov 20

The 1MDB corruption scandal proved a humbling and costly saga for the Wall Street giant

Goldman to pay $2.9 billion over role in 1MDB scandal

Goldman Sachs said it had agreed to pay $2.9 billion over its role in Malaysia's 1MDB corruption scandal, lifting a cloud that has hung over the bank for years.

Business • 23 Oct 20

Footage shared on social media shows a monkey staring at the camera before attempting to put it in its mouth (Photos: @Zackrydz)

Malaysian man finds monkey selfies on recovered phone

A Malaysian man has said he discovered video and selfies seemingly taken by a monkey after recovering his missing phone.

News Lens • 16 Sep 20

Nóra Quoirin's body was found ten days after she went missing from the Dusun resort in Malaysia

Malaysian coroner inspects site where Nóra Quoirin died

A coroner in Malaysia has inspected a resort and nearby jungle ahead of an inquest into the death of Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin during a family holiday there last year.

Ireland • 13 Aug 20

Najib Razak had denied charges of abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money-laundering

Malaysian ex-PM Najib jailed for 12 years over fraud

A Malaysian court has sentenced Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak to 12 years in jail and fined him 210 million ringgit (€42m) for abuse of power linked to a multi-billion dollar financial scandal at state fund 1MDB.

World • 28 Jul 20

Tesco intends to return about £5 billion to shareholders via a special dividend after today's sale

Tesco sells businesses in Thailand and Malaysia

Tesco plans to return $6.6 billion to shareholders after it agreed to sell its supermarket businesses in Thailand and Malaysia to Charoen Pokphand Group as part of a plan to refocus on Britain.

Business • 09 Mar 20

Nora Quoirin went missing from a resort in Malaysia where her family had been staying

Parents of Nora Quoirn ask for inquest into her death

The parents of Nora Quoirin who was found dead in Malaysia last year have asked authorities in Kuala Lumpur to conduct an inquest into their daughter's death.

Ireland • 21 Jan 20

Quoirin family angry over lack of Malaysian inquest

The mother of Nóra Quoirin has said her family are angry and upset after the Malaysian Attorney General's office made a decision that means there will be no inquest there into her daughter's death.

World • 10 Jan 20

Nóra Quoirin's body was found in a Malaysian rainforest in August last year

Parents of Nóra Quoirin sue Malaysian resort

The parents of Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin, whose body was found in the Malaysian jungle, are suing the resort from where she disappeared for allegedly failing to provide adequate security.

World • 06 Jan 20

Meabh and Sebastien Quoirin want an inquest into their daughter's death

Quoirins push for inquest into Nóra's death

The parents of Nóra Quoirin have met officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin to ask for help to get an inquest into the death of their daughter.

Ireland • 18 Dec 19

Meabh and Sebastien Quoirin talking to RTÉ's Jackie Fox

'We want truth and justice for Nóra' - Quoirin family

The parents of Nóra Quoirin have told RTÉ News they believe there was a "criminal element" in the disappearance and death of their daughter.

Ireland • 18 Dec 19

Tesco has started a review of its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia

Tesco reviews Thailand and Malaysia business

Retailer Tesco has signalled a further retreat from its once lofty global ambitions by starting a review of its remaining Asian businesses, which could result in a sale of those Thai and Malaysian operations.

Business • 09 Dec 19