https://www.scmp.com/rss/522647/feed The latest news and top stories on Saifuddin Nasution, Home Minister of Malaysia. He assumed this role in December 2022, having previously served as Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs. A prominent figure in the People's Justice Party, he has held key leadership positions within the Pakatan Harapan coalition. His responsibilities include overseeing law enforcement, domestic security and immigration. Accomplishments include immigration system reforms, establishing "Baitul Mahabbah"... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hadi Azmi Hadi Azmi Seven footballers playing for Malaysia at the centre of an eligibility scandal were naturalised citizens, the home minister told parliament on Thursday, in a speech to address accusations of cheating involving local authorities made by the football governing body Fifa. On Monday, Fifa alleged that the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) had deliberately falsified documents to misrepresent the players as having Malaysian heritage, allowing them to play for the national team in an Asian Cup... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3328343/fifa-claims-malaysia-cheated-players-are-citizens-minister-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3328343/fifa-claims-malaysia-cheated-players-are-citizens-minister-says?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2025 07:00:57 +0000 Hadi Azmi Hadi Azmi Fifa has launched a scathing rebuke of Malaysia, accusing the country of “cheating, pure and simple” by forging citizenship documents for seven footballers who played in an Asian Cup qualifier against Vietnam, despite the national football association’s denials. The scandal erupted late last month when the sport’s world governing body imposed fines and bans on the Football Association of Malaysia and the implicated players, alleging falsification of citizenship documents. The seven players –... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3328096/fifa-accuses-malaysia-falsifying-players-citizenships-cheating-pure-and-simple?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3328096/fifa-accuses-malaysia-falsifying-players-citizenships-cheating-pure-and-simple?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 05:47:06 +0000 The Star The Star A 12-year-old girl in Malaysia was found to have set up a website with four friends and managed a WhatsApp group with 762 members whose interest revolved around trading photos of “body parts”, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution said. “They took photos of their body parts and sold them. The girl even dropped out of school because her monthly income was higher than her parents’ combined earnings,” he said in Parliament on Tuesday as he sought to illustrate the dilemma facing law enforcement in the... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3322464/malaysia-12-year-old-girls-online-porn-business-exposes-legal-dilemma?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3322464/malaysia-12-year-old-girls-online-porn-business-exposes-legal-dilemma?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Aug 2025 05:31:14 +0000 Hadi Azmi,Aidan Jones Hadi Azmi,Aidan Jones Malaysia’s top prosecutor on Monday said bullying charges would be brought against five people under the age of 18 following the death of 13-year-old Zara Qairina Mahathir, whose case was closed and then reopened by police. Her death on July 17, a day after she was found on the ground outside her dormitory at an Islamic school in Sabah’s Papar district, has sparked nationwide protests as many Malaysians demand an end to a culture of bullying in the education system. Police initially closed the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3322222/malaysia-prosecutes-several-suspects-over-zaras-death-file-bullying-charges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3322222/malaysia-prosecutes-several-suspects-over-zaras-death-file-bullying-charges?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Aug 2025 08:54:29 +0000