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American women targeted as Malaysia becomes Internet scam haven: U.S.

December 23, 2018 at 6:29 p.m.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Hundreds of American women are being ensnared by Internet scammers based in Malaysia, with some losing over a quarter of a million dollars, as the country...

Photo of the internet homepage of the dating website Match.com.

American women targeted as Malaysia becomes Internet scam haven: U.S.

November 3, 2021 at 8:59 p.m.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Hundreds of American women are being ensnared by Internet scammers based in Malaysia, with some losing over a quarter of a million dollars, as the country...

Southeast Asia fears militant fallout as Mideast conflict widens

August 25, 2021 at 1:02 a.m.

KUALA LUMPUR/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Four gun-wielding rebel fighters sit relaxing on a wall, their faces concealed by scarves and ski masks. All are Indonesians who came to Syria to join...

Malaysia’s thriving China ties tested by missing plane

August 24, 2021 at 9:47 p.m.

KUALA LUMPUR/BEIJING (Reuters) - A torrent of criticism from China's government and people over Malaysia's handling of the search for a missing jetliner is threatening to cast a chill over...

Scrutiny of Malaysia pilots reveals picture of normality

August 24, 2021 at 10:03 p.m.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - One is a technical wizard whose affable manner made him a favorite of trainee pilots; the other an enthusiastic young aviator planning to marry his sweetheart....

Malaysia failing credibility test as flight confusion deepens

August 24, 2021 at 9:51 p.m.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - One of the world's most perplexing aviation mysteries is casting a harsh spotlight on Malaysia's government, as a leadership unused to heavy scrutiny comes under intense...

Malaysia failing credibility test as flight confusion deepens

August 24, 2021 at 9:51 p.m.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - One of the world's most perplexing aviation mysteries is casting a harsh spotlight on Malaysia's government, as a leadership unused to heavy scrutiny comes under intense...

Plastic toys of Japanese animation superhero "Ultraman" hang from the ceiling of a shop for sale in Karak, east of Kuala Lumpur on March 7, 2014. Malaysia has banned a translation of an Ultraman comic book after it referred to the popular Japanese superhero as "Allah", authorities said on March 7 during an ongoing row over use of the word by non-Muslims. Ultraman first appeared on television in the 1960s and the comic gained popularity worldwide, including in Malaysia, where versions dubbed in Malay were screened on TV and comic books translated into the national language.

Comic superhero Ultraman slain by Malaysian censors

November 3, 2021 at 8:21 p.m.

Malaysia has banned a comic book starring the Japanese superhero Ultraman because it could disturb "public order", sparking a torrent of online ridicule from those who saw it as the...

Comic superhero Ultraman slain by Malaysian censors

May 14, 2019 at 12:41 a.m.

Malaysia has banned a comic book starring the Japanese superhero Ultraman because it could disturb "public order", sparking a torrent of online ridicule from those who saw it as the...

Exclusive: Trafficking abuse of Myanmar Rohingya spreads to Malaysia

November 3, 2021 at 8:19 p.m.

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Malaysia (Reuters) - Human traffickers have kept hundreds of Rohingya Muslims captive in houses in northern Malaysia, beating them, depriving them of food, and demanding a ransom from...

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