Ethnic Indian villagers gave up a high-profile struggle Monday to prevent Malaysian condominium developers from razing their homes, but one grief-stricken woman tried to set herself on fire as ...

In a landmark policy shift, Malaysia’s government has said it will end its 31-year-old use of a quota system that has effectively limited the enrollment of Chinese Malaysians at the country’s best ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — When Abdullah Hussain released his novel “Interlok” in 1971, the author could not have known the impact it would have on this Muslim-majority country. Few at the time read the ...

The first quarter of 2017 indicated that Malaysia’s economy is growing robustly again. In general, the country’s market economy – compared to other countries in Southeast Asia – is built on a solid ...

KUALA LUMPUR -- Robust economic growth has long played a key role in smoothing over tensions between Malaysia's different ethnic groups. But with that growth sputtering, resentment over the government ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia sees any proposal for the forced displacement of Palestinians as constituting ethnic cleansing and a violation of international law, the foreign ministry said on ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday appointed an ethnic Chinese as finance minister, the first ethnic minority to hold the powerful post in 44 years ...

PANANG, Malaysia (RNS) — For ethnic Chinese Malaysians, Lunar New year celebrations can be both raucous street festivals and private, family affairs, a time to clean the house, pay debts and start ...