A Catholic newspaper in Malaysia has been ordered by the government to cease its Malay language edition until courts resolve a ban on the paper’s use of the word “Allah”, its editor said Thursday.
Herald newspaper editor Father Lawrence Andrew said the move was part of a series of restrictions put in place by the conservative [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan has postponed a controversial ceremony to award him a Malaysian “knighthood” because he is too busy, officials said.
Khan is to be presented with an award from southern Malacca state which carries the title “Datuk”, equivalent to a British knighthood, after a 2001 film set in Malacca boosted its [...]