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Mahathir Mohamad is on course to become the world’s oldest elected leader at 92, after a shock victory in Malaysia’s bitterly fought election. Read more via Leadership Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2rybFuJ Get more World News

A Palestinian professor and member of the Hamas militant organisation has been killed in a drive-by shooting on the streets of the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. The family of Fadi al-Batsh, 35, has accused Israel's spy agency Mossad of being behind his killing on Saturday.… Read more via...

A man in Malaysia was sentenced to 115 years’ jail and 24 strokes of the cane on Wednesday (Dec 20) for raping his eldest daughter. Local news outlet New Straits Times reported that the 53-year-old man pleaded guilty to five counts of incest and rape. The freshwater fisherman committed … via...

North Koreans will now need to get a visa to travel to Malaysia starting from March 6, 2017. Reuters reports that this is due to the deteriorating relationship between the two countries caused by the murder of Kim Jong Nam at the Kuala Lumpur airport. Malaysia is one of the few countries...