Malaysia

MALAYSIA: Malaysia’s government has announced that it will abolish the death penalty and put an end to all executions, in a rare gesture against capital punishment in Asia that has been praised by human rights organizations. Malaysian law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar announced in a statement that mandatory death sentences for major crimes would be replaced with “alternative punishments” …

Malaysia – During the 2022 Indonesian Open, the winner of the men’s singles event at the national level, Lee Zii Jia, exhibited an energizing performance to earn a victory against Sameer Verma of India and proceed to the quarterfinals of the tournament. At the Istora Senayan Stadium in this city, the fifth and sixth seeds in the world defeated Sameer’s challenge …

Malaysia – The national chairman of the DAP has said that the party would not accept any proposal to collaborate with parties or people whose betrayal of Pakatan Harapan (PH) resulted to the coalition’s loss of power in 2020. Lim Guan Eng made this statement. Lim stated to the online news portal Free Malaysia Today (FMT) that the party would …

Malaysia – The MRT station blocks my view of the city’s velodrome, so I can’t determine how or if the race concludes. Malaysian sports as a metaphor: Haphazard national creations obscure the reality. Malaysia’s uninspired 2021 Hanoi SEA Games. Poor performance. The sports ministry’s spin on 39 golds is misleading. The count needs benchmarks. Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Singapore …

Malaysia – Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri will meet with Zuraida next week before meeting with Muhyiddin. He also said he would meet President Bersatu’s Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin after meeting Zuraida. “Yesterday she attended the cabinet meeting as usual. As I said before her, her position will not change until she confirms her resignation from the cabinet.” Plantation Minister …

Malaysia – In the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2021 exam, a total of 9,696 applicants received exceptional scores (A+, A, and A-) in all subjects, according to Director-General of Education Datuk Nor Zamani Abdol Hamid. She stated the National Average Grade (GPN) for this year was 4.86 as she announced the SPM 2021 results here today. Better performance is indicated …

Malaysia – Last Thursday, the Cabinet resolved to abolish the death sentence. This doesn’t mean the death sentence is gone; judges will soon be empowered to impose an alternate punishment. Anyway, a Facebook survey revealed some fascinating correlations. First, the death sentence is seen as “barbaric” and without redeeming features. Its finality and terminal status give closure that many don’t …

Malaysia – As part of a hacking campaign against India following an anti-Islam remark by a lawmaker from the governing party, a group calling itself DragonForce Malaysia claimed to have successfully damaged the websites of Delhi University and the Nanded-Waghala City Municipal Corporation. The activist organization demonstrated its ability to insert pages into the websites of an Indian institution and …

Malaysia – Walt Disney Co has been unable to obtain permission to show its new Pixar movie Lightyear in 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries, a source said yesterday, and the animated film appeared unlikely to open in China, the world’s largest movie market. A Lightyear producer told Reuters that authorities in China had asked for cuts to the movie, …

Malaysia – Malacca woman Ong Bee Hong enjoys teaching the intricacies of making Nyonya beaded shoes to anyone as long as they’re willing to put in their time and effort. Ong, a home-based customised beaded shoe maker or ‘kasut manik’ has made these shoes for weddings and even for customers overseas from as far as the UK. Based in Malacca, …