Revathi Masoosai should be the perfect embodiment of Malaysia. Her ethnic Indian parents were both born in the ancient port of Malacca in 1957, the very year the colony of Malaya gained independence from the British.
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Malaysia: Confrontation at the Polls
“The momentous victory gives us very much courage,” said Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman. “I pray that God will give us help and shelter from adversity and that Malaysia will continue to flourish and prosper in peace.
World: RACE WAR IN MALAYSIA
MALAYSIA'S proud experiment in constructing a multiracial society exploded in the streets of Kuala Lumpur last week.
Malaysia: The Quads
Quintuplets were expected, quadruplets appeared. That was the story in London last week when government and colonial leaders signed the birth certificate of a new British Commonwealth nation.
Beyonce causing controversy in Egypt
Diva Beyonce Knowles strutting her stuff in the conservative Middle East? Al Arabiya reported that organizers, seeking to avoid a similar fate for Beyonce, decided to hold her concert hundreds of miles away from Cairo at a thinly populated Red Sea resort
Malaysia arrests terrorism manhunt target
A terrorism suspect — whose 2008 escape from Singapore launched a global manhunt — has been arrested in Malaysia, according to authorities there.
How the Strait of Malacca Purged Its Pirate Problem
For centuries, the Strait of Malacca has been one of the great thoroughfares of global commerce. In the old days of wood and sail, the 500-mile ribbon of water, which connects the Indian and Pacific oceans between Malaysia and the Indonesian island of Sumatra, carried pricey spices from the islands of the Indies to the eager markets of the West
‘I’m no liar’ says contrite Hamilton
An apologetic Lewis Hamilton said he had made a "huge mistake" for misleading race stewards at the Australian Grand Prix but said he had been told to lie by McLaren sporting director Dave Ryan. Hamilton, who was stripped of third place in the season-opener, broke his media silence after Ryan was suspended by McLaren and sent home from the Malaysia where the second round of the championship takes place this weekend.
Malaysia leader poised to resign
Malaysia’s prime minister wants to step down and has scheduled a meeting with the supreme ruler of the country to hand in his letter of resignation, Malaysia’s national news agency reported Saturday.
Rihanna postpones Friday show
Rihanna postponed a concert in Malaysia that was set for Friday night, according to the show’s promoter, following reports that she was allegedly assaulted by boyfriend Chris Brown.