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Malaysia police hunt acid attackers

By AP News Tue, May 10, 2011 6:30AM UTC

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Police say they are hunting two suspects who have attacked numerous women with an acid-like liquid while roaming Malaysia’s largest city on a motorcycle. Kuala Lumpur police official Ku Chin Wah says authorities have stepped up street patrols after receiving reports of 22 such incidents

Malaysia says Singaporean helped Philippine rebels

By AP News Mon, May 09, 2011 10:10PM UTC

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police say they have arrested a Singaporean businessman suspected of channeling funds to southern Philippine militants. National police Chief Ismail Omar says Abdul Majid Kunji Mohamad was arrested under a law that allows indefinite detention without trial of people regarded as security threats. Ismail

Malaysia blames Thailand over Cambodia border clash

By Bangkok Pundit Mon, May 09, 2011 6:36PM UTC

AFP: Thailand and Cambodia agreed in February to accept Indonesian military observers on the border but the initiative remains on ice due to Thai demands that Cambodia first pull troops out of the temple. “An agreement had been agreed upon, (Thailand) should adhere to it, I wouldn’t want to say

Malaysian state plans ban on shark hunting

By AP News Mon, May 09, 2011 4:34PM UTC

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian state plans to ban shark fishing in a bid to bolster tourism and conserve a species hunted mainly for fins that are used to create a culinary delicacy, an official said Monday. Masidi Manjun, tourism, culture and environment minister in eastern Sabah state

ASEAN must think twice before handing chair to Burma

By Zin Linn Mon, May 09, 2011 3:18PM UTC

A communiqué issued at the end of the two-day ASEAN leaders’ summit in Jakarta said: “We considered the proposal of Myanmar (Burma) that it would host the ASEAN summits in 2014, in view of its firm commitment to the principles of ASEAN.” It also emphasized that ASEAN leaders supported the