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A prominent Singaporean businessman began a three-month prison sentence today after being convicted of having paid sex with a minor, local media reported.

Overseas shipments fell 4.5 percent year on year to RM55.97 billion (US$18.34 billion), the trade ministry says in a statement.

The offer, which is priced at RM3.00 per share, saw demand for the institutional portion outstrip supply by more than 30 times.

Malaysian courts have sentenced two women, a Filipino and Indonesian, to death in separate cases of drug traffickin

A key state witness today gave a graphic account of intimate relations with a former Singapore police official accused of demanding sex for help in winning government supply contracts.

Amnesty International has called on Malaysia to stop the 'harassment' of Suaram that has accused the government of corruption.

Satellite broadcaster Astro has attracted strong interest from institutional investors for its US$1.5 billion initial public offering in Malaysia, Dow Jones Newswires said today.

Saudi Arabia has rejected requests by 40 countries to increase their haj quota this year because of development projects now under way in Mecca and Medina.

Chiew Seng Liew, 69, was one of two men jailed over the fatal shooting in 1991 of doctor Victor Chang during a failed extortion attempt.

The world's biggest chemicals maker says it would shut down two plants for making expandable polystyrene in Johor and India due to overcapacity.

Some extracts of it were still available on the video-sharing website today but several other clips had been blocked to users.

Asia's first Legoland theme park opened to packed crowds today in Johor, with its attractions expected to transform the state into a thriving tourist hub.

A crowd also held a demonstration at the Batu Caves, and Malaysian media reported another protest in the northern city of Ipoh.

The photo threatens to sully the global tour by the royal couple, who arrived in Malaysia yesterday from Singapore.

AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes has vowed to give Indonesian rival Lion Air 'a real run for their money' after it announced plans for a new low-cost carrier.

UPDATED 4.20PM 'I’m free, but whenever there is an infringement of legal rights, our fight will continue,' says Aseem Trivedi.

Indonesia’s PT Lion Mentari Airlines announces it will launch with Malaysian firm NADI a new low-cost airline, which will challenge AirAsia.

'If telling the truth makes me a traitor then I am one,' Trivedi said outside the court where he was remanded in police custody yesterday.

Malaysian state energy firm Petronas said today its second-quarter net profit shrank 30 percent to RM15.22 billion (US$4.89 billion) mainly due to lower crude oil prices.

As of 8am Singapore’s Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) ranged from 65-75 after a night of thick, choking haze over the island.

UPDATED 2.48PM Anifah Aman says Malaysia took exception to the action of the embassy in channeling funds to the NGO.

Quek Ngee Meng, lawyer for the campaigners who have been battling the case, said they would appeal against the latest court decision.

Relatives of 24 Malaysian rubber plantation workers killed by British troops in 1948 today lost their High Court battle for a full inquiry by the British government.

Singapore today said it will restrict the growth of “shoebox” private apartments in the suburbs to ease overcrowding concerns and encourage couples to have children.