A 45-year-old Malaysia Airlines passenger has been charged for allegedly threatening to blow up a plane during a flight from Australia to Malaysia on Monday, authorities said. Muhammad Arif, a resident of Canberra, was taken into custody without incident after Malaysia Airlines
A Malaysia Airlines passenger was arrested Monday in Australia after a midair incident aboard a flight from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur forced the plane to turn around, authorities said. Malaysia Airlines flight MH122 was more than three hours into the eight-hour flight
A “disruptive passenger” caused a flight from Australia to Malaysia to return to Sydney just three hours after taking off. A 45-year-old man was arrested and the rest of the passengers were released about three hours after the plane landed. The man
Malaysia’s government said Thursday that all Swatch products that contain lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer elements — including watches, wrappers and boxes — were banned, warning that anyone found with one could be jailed for up to three years. The ban
Four Thai nationals have been charged under Malaysia’s anti-trafficking laws in connection with the discovery of mass graves in 2015. The graves were found in a jungle area near the Malaysia-Thailand border and are believed to contain the remains of Rohingya Muslims
Malaysia to seek Interpol help finding comedian who told 'gratuitously offensive' missing plane joke
Malaysian police will seek Interpol’s help to find a U.S.-based comedian who told a controversial joke about the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, but they may not get the help they’re seeking. Jocelyn Chia, who grew up in Singapore, joked that Malaysian
Malaysia’s Parliament on Monday approved a bill that would scrap mandatory death penalties and limit capital punishment to serious crimes as part of wide-ranging reforms, bringing possible reprieves to more than 1,300 prisoners on death row. While the death sentence remains, courts
Questions remain unanswered nearly 10 years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, and the families of the missing and presumed dead are still seeking closure for their loved ones. The 2014 disappearance remains one of the most vexing mysteries in
Rescuers in boats retrieved families trapped on rooftops and hauled others to safety as villages and towns in parts of Malaysia were submerged in floodwaters, leading to over 26,000 people being evacuated as of Thursday. One person died when his car was
Russia on Thursday is saying it “cannot accept” the results of an investigation that found “strong indications” Russian President Vladimir Putin was the person who approved the supply of anti-aircraft weaponry to Ukrainian separatists who shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014.