The Malaysian premier will attend the Belt and Road Summit and speak to President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang separately at the sidelines of the event.

Bans on alternative musical trends in either country are nothing new, but in Malaysia these have usually been attributed to complaints from the conservative Muslim lobby.

The Chinese tech giant has faced bans in some countries, but not in Malaysia where its global training centre is based.

The Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad suggests there was a quid pro quo for agreeing to resume work on the Beijing-backed rail project: increased purchases of palm oil by China, though issue ‘isn’t directly related’.

As Brunei’s oil reserves run out, it is looking to China to back critical development projects, especially as it faces censure from the West over tough new sharia laws many say are only for show

Globally, the number of executions have fallen to a decade-long low, but in Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand the travel is in the other direction, according to Amnesty International.

But water woes remain, with supply and maritime border both on agenda at Monday’s summit in Kuala Lumpur.

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced the decision in a strongly worded speech in which he angrily alluded to the affect of royal influence.

The tiny oil-rich nation has been criticised by Ellen and Elton John for imposing a strict new Islamic penal code. But those familiar with the country say that all may not be as it seems.

The disgraced former prime minister faces life in jail if he is found guilty of just a handful of the charges against him relating to the multibillion-dollar financial scandal at the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad state fund

The Malaysian prime minister denies not consulting the Johor government on a plan to build the world’s largest ship-to-ship transfer hub in the port of Johor Bahru.

Shared histories and cultural connections are giving travellers from Hong Kong a taste for Penang, Malaysia. That’s good news for Heritage on a Plate, a tour organiser aiming to satisfy appetites for both history and food

As Malaysia makes moves to offload ‘non-strategic’ assets, critics fear the moves will privilege an elite group and worsen ties with neighbouring Singapore.

The disgraced former prime minister faces charges relating to US$10 million found in his personal bank accounts. Prosecutors believe a total of US$4.5 billion was siphoned out of the state investment fund

The Malaysian prime minister says the European Union’s planned ban on palm oil will provoke a backlash – even if it’s not the one he originally claimed

Malaysia’s chief negotiator on the controversial Beijing-backed project, Daim Zainuddin, says a revised deal would send ‘a lot more Malaysia’s way’. But experts say the final terms of the deal remain obscure.

The deal will mean job creation and economic benefits, fulfilling a promise made by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad during Pakistan Prime Minister’s Imran Khan’s first official visit to the country late last year.

The Malaysian leader says the ball is in Beijing’s court when it comes to the long-stalled project – which he has attacked as overpriced and now claims would cost US$32 billion rather than the US$13 billion originally estimated.

As opposition parties milking pro-Muslim sentiments team up against Mahathir Mohamad’s government, a new initiative looks like a vote-winner for an administration struggling to realise its election pledges

The national carrier has had a turbulent recent history, including a legacy of mismanagement and billions in losses. Experts say one way to save the ailing company could be to bring in experts from long-standing competitor AirAsia.

The Malaysian Bar confers the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award on Cecil Rajendra for his outstanding contributions to the country’s legal sector.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Low donated US$100,000 to a committee involved in aiding the US president’s re-election

The neighbours have agreed to measures including restricting government vessels from a disputed area. Bilateral relations are at a low after disagreements over airspace and the price Singapore pays for fresh water from Malaysia.

As one minister criticises a feminist rally for including LGBT campaigners, another says there are no gay people in Malaysia. Has Pakatan Harapan forgotten its pledges – or is this a cynical attempt to court Muslim voters?

Almost a year after Pakatan Harapan’s shock electoral victory, the coalition has been rattled by opponents clawing their way back to relevance and voters clamouring for a faster pace of change. Teething problems or a perfect storm?

The announcement came just days after Umno won a by-election in Semenyih, the first constituency the party of former PM Najib Razak has managed to wrest from the government since last year’s elections.

The city state pays less than 1 US cent for 1,000 gallons of fresh water from Malaysia following a deal struck in 1962, which Mahathir says is on weak legal standing

Pakatan Harapan’s loss of Semenyih, a seat it flipped in the May general election, shows growing dissatisfaction with its slow progress on pre-election promises – and the ongoing influence of race-based politics: experts.

Race-based politics served the Malaysian Chinese Association well for the 60-odd years it was in power as part of the Barisan Nasional coalition. But as voters abandon it, it faces a question: will an old trick work in New Malaysia?

Like their counterparts in the West, the gilded lives of Asian aristocrats have been beset by tragedy, scandals and punctuated by periods of socio-political tension