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Malaysia has slipped to its lowest ranking ever in the Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) press freedom index to the 132nd position in 2008 from 124th position last year.
The report said aside from New Zealand and Canada, the first 20 positions are held by European countries. The [...]

Malaysian business people are highly critical of the government’s efforts to fight corruption compared with those in other Asia Pacific countries.
They also rated the police force as the most corrupt institution in the country with a Bribe Payers Index (BPI) of 4 (1:not all corrupt, 5: extremely corrupt), according to Transparency International’s (TI) 2008 Bribe [...]

Malaysia’s Human Resource Minister S Subramaniam, who is an ethnic Indian, said the government is prepared to arrange the training of ethnic Indian youths to become temple priests needed to conduct various ceremonies.
Temple priests have traditionally come from India, but visa and job restrictions have resulted in shortages.
Subramaniam, who is also Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) [...]

Botswana : The Minister of Education, Jacob Nkate will travel to Malaysia this week to investigate suicide among Botswana students.
Four students have also died this year due to car accidents. Two fell from the balconies of their apartments after drinking alcohol. This has created an atmosphere of panic among Batswana in Malaysia and here at [...]

During the year 2008, many countries has been leadership changeover either through elections or handover by previous leadership. We highlighted some of the countries gone through the process as below:

TAIWAN

The landslide victory for the opposition Kuomintang in Taiwan’s parliamentary elections could sharply reduce the political influence of President Chen Shui-bian, who has antagonized China and [...]

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, slated to take over the top post in March, will face a major test when Terengganu holds a by-election next month.
The Election Commission announced on Friday that the vote — which was triggered by the death of Umno MP and Deputy Education Minister Razali Ismail — would be held [...]

A landslide in Malaysia buried 14 homes and killed at least four people, police said.
Rescuers were searching for a fifth person believed caught in the slide, which occurred shortly before dawn in Bukit Antarabangsa, Hulu Kelang, said Police Chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar.
“The operation will continue round the clock until [...]

People often point to Malaysia as a good example of a “moderate Muslim nation.” So when I took a side trip to Kuala Lumpur and Malacca, I was curious to see moderate Islam with my own eyes. What’s it like to be a believer - or a non-believer - in a country that’s [...]

Former President Bill Clinton visited Malaysia on Friday to deliver his first paid speech since his wife, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, was selected Monday by President-elect Barack Obama to be secretary of state.
Mr. Clinton spoke before nearly 3,000 people in Kuala Lumpur at the invitation of Vinod Sekhar, a Malaysian businessman whose foundation paid [...]

MALAYSIA- Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, resplendent in a black baju Melayu, samping and songkok, today received the state award conferring the “Datuk” title on him from the Melaka Yang Dipertua Negeri ( State Governor) Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob at Dewan Seri Negeri in Ayer Keroh here.
The 43-year-old actor held the estimated 1,000 guests at [...]