May 14, 2026
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Malaysia Airlines and Firefly launch RM499 festive fares to East Malaysia and schedule 62 additional flights.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), through Malaysia Airlines and Firefly, is offering RM499 capped one-way fares to selected East Malaysia routes in conjunction with upcoming festive celebrations.

May 14, 2026
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Passenger fined RM5,000 for assaulting fellow traveller and spitting at cabin crew on Kuala Lumpur–Kuching flight.

KUCHING, May 14 — A 36-year-old man was fined RM5,000 by the Magistrates’ Court here today after pleading guilty to assaulting a fellow passenger, spitting on a cabin crew member and causing a disturbance during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching.

May 14, 2026
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Three men charged with assault over alleged “side-eye” dispute at Kepong restaurant.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — Three men accused of assaulting a man at a restaurant in Kepong after allegedly claiming he gave them a “side-eye” were charged in the Sessions Court today with causing grievous hurt.

May 13, 2026
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Donald New Malaysian doubles pairs make winning start at the Thailand Open in Bangkok.

BANGKOK, May 13 — Newly-formed Malaysian men’s doubles pairs Mohd Haikal Nazri–Bryan Jeremy Goonting and Chia Wei Jie–Teo Ee Yi made winning starts at the 2026 Thailand Open at Nimibutr Stadium yesterday, advancing to the second round.

May 13, 2026
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Donald Trump visits Xi Jinping in first trip by a sitting US president to China in nearly a decade.

Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday, marking the first visit by a US president to China in nearly a decade, as he seeks to advance trade discussions despite potential tensions over Taiwan and Iran.

May 13, 2026
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The ‘Lu’ loophole: China circumvents its own sanctions to allow visit by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

WASHINGTON, May 13 — Marco Rubio travelled to Beijing on Tuesday alongside President Donald Trump despite being under Chinese sanctions, in what appears to be a diplomatic breakthrough enabled by a change in name transliteration by China.

May 13, 2026
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Police leadership reshuffle sees new appointments at Bukit Aman, as well as in Perak and Penang.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has announced a transfer exercise involving four senior officers, covering posts at Bukit Aman and several state contingents.

May 13, 2026
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Parit Buntar house fire claims wheelchair-bound daughter’s life, injures 71-year-old

IPOH, May 13 — A wheelchair-bound woman was killed while her 71-year-old mother was injured after a double-storey house at Parit 310, Bagan Tiang near Parit Buntar caught fire in the early hours of today.

May 13, 2026
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Negeri Sembilan has temporarily closed Ulu Bendul Recreational Forest Eco Park until May 24 following a suspected Leptospirosis outbreak.

SEREMBAN, May 13 — Ulu Bendul Forest Eco Park has been temporarily closed to all activities until May 24 following reports of suspected Leptospirosis, commonly known as rat urine disease, in the area.

May 12, 2026
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Indonesia is considering bidding to host the 2028 FIFA Futsal World Cup following its successful hosting of the Asian Cup, officials said.

JAKARTA, May 12 — Indonesia is preparing a bid to host the 2028 FIFA Futsal World Cup following its successful organisation of the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup earlier this year.

May 12, 2026
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California mayor charged with allegedly acting as an agent for China.

LOS ANGELES, May 12 — A former mayor of a California city has been charged with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, the United States Department of Justice said yesterday.

May 12, 2026
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Etihad flight cancelled in Chennai after wing fire, with all 280 passengers reported safe.

NEW DELHI, May 12 — An Etihad Airways flight bound for Abu Dhabi carrying 280 passengers was grounded after a fire broke out on its left wing before take-off at an airport in Chennai, southern India, according to local media reports cited by Xinhua.