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It said that three other Malaysians who were working at the gas plant were safe. The embassy 'is still determining the fate' of the other two.

‘I am delighted by the appointment of Archbishop Joseph Marino as the first Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia,’ says PM Najib.

On a scale of one to 10 in which 10 is the best score, Malaysia came out number one with a grade of 8.3 among 50 nations surveyed.

The People’s Action Party is hoping for a morale-boosting win this month, after launching measures to address voter gripes.

A Singaporean pastor was charged today with having sex with a 15-year-old girl who belonged to his congregation, police and local media said.

Singapore’s first female speaker of parliament was formally installed today, replacing a disgraced predecessor who stepped down after he confessed to an extramarital affair.

The Straits Times itself disclosed the investigation on its website late yesterday and said it would cooperate in any police probe.

Malacca police say there is yet any evident to suggest the group had any links to militant groups or were planning any attack.

Singapore’s governing party faces a poll test this month to fill the seat of the former parliamentary speaker who quit over an affair, officials said today, at a time of growing criticism of its rule.

The total value of all exports rose 3.3 percent in November, year-on-year, to RM58.67 billion (US$19.28 billion), says the ministry.

Reports say under the deal, journalists will not be punished and propaganda authorities will no longer directly interfere in content before publication.

The 15-year-old, shot by the Taliban, will continue her rehabilitation at her family's temporary English home before further surgery.

The man, who had been drinking heavily, attacks the village of Daillon armed with an assault rifle.

The gov't will have to appoint lawyers for them as the 2,500 advocates registered at the court are to ‘stay away’ to ensure ‘speedy justice’.  

The Bangladesh gov't yesterday announced that an online registration process for those seeking work in Malaysia would start from Jan 13.

PM Lee Hsien Loong says 'growth was slower this year, at 1.2pct', which is well off the official growth forecast of 1.5-2.5pct.

Thousands were expected to flock to the Mayan ruins in Mexico today - some to hail the start of a new Mayan era, others to bid farewell to the world.

Former headmaster of River Valley High School Steven Koh Yong Chiah, 58, was replaced 'with effect from Dec 20, 2012', authorities say.

The PM’s office states that previous restrictions no longer apply, save that visits could be for a maximum of 21 days.

Coal is set to surpass oil as the world’s top fuel within a decade, driven by growth in emerging market giants China and India, according to a report published today.

A man with alleged ties to militants was shot dead in the Philippines after he threatened to set off a backpack bomb in a stand-off with local policey.

N Joseph Woodland, inventor of the now ubiquitous bar code that revolutionised retail, has died at the age of 91, US media reported today.

Some 1,500 tusks hidden in two containers were discovered by customs officials in Port Klang.

Two mainland Chinese workers who staged a high-rise protest atop construction cranes in Singapore over unpaid wages have been arrested and could face imprisonment, police said today.