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News Malaysia: Airwallex Secures Key Regulatory Approvals for Full Commercial Launch in Malaysia

Published on: Tuesday 31 March 2026
Airwallex Secures Key Regulatory Approvals for Full Commercial Launch in Malaysia
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/currencies/articles/airwallex-secures-key-regulatory-approvals-060000490.html

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 01, 2026--Airwallex, a leading global financial and payments platform, today announced that it has received approval from Bank Negara Malaysia for its e-money issuing and Class A licences. With these licences, Airwallex is able to provide a complete suite of payment services in Malaysia. This empowers companies to expand and thrive across borders, while enabling businesses globally to operate more seamlessly in this dynamic economic market.

News Malaysia: All Malaysians to be taught Constitution, local history at tertiary level, says PM

Published on: Tuesday 20 January 2026
All Malaysians to be taught Constitution, local history at tertiary level, says PM
News source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/01/20/all-malaysians-to-be-taught-constitution-local-history-at-tertiary-level-says-pm

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Constitution and Malaysian history will be incorporated into the higher education syllabus, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said although Bahasa Melayu and ...

News Malaysia: Malaysia faces hung parliament for first time in history

Published on: Saturday 19 November 2022
Malaysia faces hung parliament for first time in history
News source: https://keyt.com/news/national-world/cnn-asia-pacific/2022/11/19/malaysia-faces-hung-parliament-for-first-time-in-history/

Malaysia is facing a hung parliament for the first time in its political history, after a divisive, tightly-contested general election left major parties unable to secure enough votes to form a new ...

News Malaysia: Malaysia Made History. What Does it Do Now?

Published on: Monday 21 May 2018
Malaysia Made History. What Does it Do Now?
News source: https://wtop.com/news/2018/05/malaysia-made-history-what-does-it-do-now/

Malaysia made history earlier this month by ousting the longtime ruling party from power in a surprising electoral outcome that caught most observers off-guard. It now faces opportunities and ...

News Malaysia: Malaysia tax haven Labuan to position itself as Islamic finance hub

Published on: Monday 01 June 2015
Malaysia tax haven Labuan to position itself as Islamic finance hub
News source: https://www.gulf-times.com/story/441664/Malaysia-tax-haven-Labuan-to-position-itself-as-Islamic-finance-hub

Malaysia’s offshore financial centre of Labuan, an island designated as Special Economic Zone off the northern Borneo coast, which has seen a surge in interest in Islamic finance transactions in the ...

News Malaysia: Labuan JKR steps up flood mitigation work as heavy rain and high tides hit villages

Published on: Saturday 03 January 2026
Labuan JKR steps up flood mitigation work as heavy rain and high tides hit villages
News source: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/01/04/labuan-jkr-steps-up-flood-mitigation-work-as-heavy-rain-and-high-tides-hit-villages/204248

LABUAN, Jan 4 — The Labuan Public Works Department (JKR) has carried out a corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme to help mitigate flooding in several parts of the...

News Malaysia: The Meaning Behind Federal Territory Day & Why Only Some Parts Of Malaysia Celebrate It

Published on: Monday 05 January 2026
The Meaning Behind Federal Territory Day & Why Only Some Parts Of Malaysia Celebrate It
News source: https://says.com/my/lifestyle/what-is-federal-territory-day

Unlike Malaysian states, Federal Territories do not have a Sultan, Yang di-Pertua Negeri, Menteri Besar, or Chief Minister. This structure ensures that areas considered nationally significant are ...

News Malaysia: Where are they now: Malaysia's history makers of the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup

Published on: Monday 29 November 2021
Where are they now: Malaysia's history makers of the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
News source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37622930/where-now-malaysia-history-makers-2010-aff-suzuki-cup

With one of the richest footballing histories in Southeast Asia, it is quite remarkable that it took Malaysia until the 8th edition of the AFF Suzuki Cup before they were finally crowned champions of ...

News Malaysia: Malaysia says search for MH370 to resume this month, 11 years after packed plane vanished without a trace

Published on: Tuesday 02 December 2025
Malaysia says search for MH370 to resume this month, 11 years after packed plane vanished without a trace
News source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flight-mh370-malaysia-plane-crash-search-indian-ocean-resume-december/

11 years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished without a trace, a U.S. firm is to resume its hunt for the Boeing 777 in the Indian Ocean.

News Malaysia: Singapore stumble against Malaysia in AFF U18 Championships

Published on: Saturday 10 August 2019
Singapore stumble against Malaysia in AFF U18 Championships
News source: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/singapore-stumble-against-malaysia-aff-191213813.html

Singapore failed to capitalise on their decent start in the AFF U18 Championships as they stumbled 3-1 against Malaysia. The Cubs were dominated for large parts of the game as they struggled to ...

News Malaysia: AFF U-18: Malaysia thrash Cambodia for second win

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
AFF U-18: Malaysia thrash Cambodia for second win
News source: http://www.bernama.com/en/sports/news.php?id=1756059

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia beat Cambodia 3-0 today for their second straight win in Group B of the 2019 Asean Football Federation (AFF) Under-18 championship in Vietnam. Brad Maloney’s ...

News Malaysia: In Malaysia, efforts to make professional wrestling an actual sport

Published on: Friday 02 August 2019
In Malaysia, efforts to make professional wrestling an actual sport
News source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/malaysia-efforts-professional-wrestling-actual-225827740.html

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — Is professional wrestling an actual sport or a form of sports entertainment? While there are differing views on this, the Youth and Sports Ministry is in discussions to formally ...

News Malaysia: Malaysia is fighting the climate crisis with better buildings

Published on: Monday 12 August 2019
Malaysia is fighting the climate crisis with better buildings
News source: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/12/business/malaysia-climate-change-green-buildings/index.html

Kuala Lumpur (CNN Business)The world is heating up, making us rethink not just how we live but where we live and work too. Buildings account for nearly 40% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide ...

News Malaysia: Malaysia shaman, foreign police join in hunt for London teen

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
Malaysia shaman, foreign police join in hunt for London teen
News source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/malaysia-shaman-foreign-police-join-in-hunt-for-london-teen/2019/08/12/a00cac86-bceb-11e9-a8b0-7ed8a0d5dc5d_story.html

A Malaysian shaman has joined police from Ireland, France and the U.K. in the search for a 15 -year-old London girl who disappeared from a nature resort eight days ago. Her family has offered a cash reward.

News Malaysia: Malaysia charges 17 current and former Goldman Sachs executives in expansion of 1MDB fraud case

Published on: Friday 09 August 2019
Malaysia charges 17 current and former Goldman Sachs executives in expansion of 1MDB fraud case
News source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/malaysia-charges-17-current-and-former-goldman-sachs-executives-in-expansion-of-1mdb-fraud-case/2019/08/09/c8d74ede-ba9b-11e9-bad6-609f75bfd97f_story.html

Malaysia expanded efforts to prosecute Goldman Sachs employees ... Gnodde, who heads the Wall Street firm’s international business in London, and J. Michael Evans, a former partner at the U.S. bank ...

News Malaysia: Malaysia charges 17 Goldman Sachs figures over 1MDB scandal

Published on: Thursday 08 August 2019
Malaysia charges 17 Goldman Sachs figures over 1MDB scandal
News source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/malaysia-charges-17-goldman-sachs-figures-over-1mdb-scandal/2019/08/09/f3f8bb94-ba77-11e9-8e83-4e6687e99814_story.html

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia filed criminal charges on Friday against 17 more current and former directors at three Goldman Sachs subsidiaries for their roles in the alleged multibillion-dollar ...

News Malaysia: Malaysia Charges Goldman Sachs Executives in 1MDB Scandal

Published on: Friday 09 August 2019
Malaysia Charges Goldman Sachs Executives in 1MDB Scandal
News source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/09/business/1mdb-goldman-sachs-malaysia.html

Two of Goldman’s former bankers face charges in the United States of bribery and money laundering related to its Malaysia business. Malaysia filed criminal charges against Goldman in December. Its ...

News Malaysia: Search ongoing for missing Singaporean kayakers in Malaysia: MFA

Published on: Friday 09 August 2019
Search ongoing for missing Singaporean kayakers in Malaysia: MFA
News source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/search-ongoing-for-missing-singaporean-kayakers-in-malaysia-mfa-11798682

SINGAPORE: Singapore authorities are working with their Malaysian counterparts to locate two Singaporean kayakers who went missing off Mersing in Johor, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on ...