‘Fat Leonard’ planning to ask Trump for pardon or commutation
Con man Leonard Glenn Francis, also known as “Fat Leonard,” the mastermind of one of the largest U.S. military bribery scandals, plans to ask President Trump to pardon him or co...
Malaysia News, From the Dewan Rakyat to Bursa Malaysia
Malaysia sits at the crossroads of Southeast Asian trade, and the NewsMesh Malaysia feed covers it end to end: federal politics out of Putrajaya and the Dewan Rakyat, the prime minister's office and coalition shifts, Bursa Malaysia earnings and Bank Negara Malaysia monetary moves, and the export pillars of palm oil, petroleum, and a fast-growing semiconductor and electronics sector centred on Penang. It also follows the Malaysia Super League, where Johor Darul Ta'zim has dominated, alongside royal affairs and state governance across the federation. Coverage spans national broadsheets, broadcasters, business press, and the national wire. Stories are tagged with category, Malaysia country relevance, and the named officials and executives detected in the body, so Malaysia-focused analytics, intelligence desks, and media products can route precisely.
Malaysia’s top court clears Syed Saddiq of corruption, ending 6-year legal drama
Malaysian lawmaker Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman walked free on Monday after the Federal Court dismissed the prosecutors’ final appeal in his corruption case, ending a six-year ...
Malaysia reaches snapping point as crocodile encounters rise
For regular anglers in the Malaysian coastal town of Port Dickson, the sighting of a crocodile in the waters while they fish by the jetties is nothing new. “I have seen three cr...
Malaysia PM's coalition routed by key partner in Johor state poll, testing federal ties
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's coalition suffered a crushing defeat to a key partner in a regional poll on Saturday, raising questions over the strength of the blocs'...
In Malaysia, BN’s Johor ‘blue wave’ leaves Anwar’s PH facing hard questions
Barisan Nasional’s (BN) sweeping win in Johor is expected to embolden it within Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government while forcing Pakatan Harapan (PH) into...
Malaysia’s Johor votes as government allies turn on each other
Red, blue and yellow flags crowded the roads into Johor Bahru before dawn on Saturday, lashed to lamp posts, flyovers and roadside trees after a campaign in which Malaysia’s gov...
Malaysia’s PM is sending an autonomous AI double out to serve citizens, payment links and all
Malaysia’s prime minister is trying something new: sending an autonomous copy of himself out to serve the public. Anwar Ibrahim is preparing to launch an artificial intelligence...
Anwar, Anutin hit diplomatic high notes to mask Malaysia-Thailand tensions
After a rendition of My Way and a saxophone accompaniment that felt closer to crooning uncles at a wedding party than high-stakes diplomacy, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrah...
Johor election: where winning isn’t enough for Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional
Voters in Malaysia’s southern state of Johor will cast their ballots on Saturday in a high-stakes election that is expected to bring Barisan Nasional (BN) back to power, exposin...
WATCH: Thai PM Plays Saxophone, Malay PM Joins In With Singing During The Bilateral Visit To Malaysia; Internet Stunned
Malaysian Sci-Fi ‘Mimpi Kita: Castle in the Air’ Lands Distributor and Sales Agent Abnormal Studios (EXCLUSIVE)
Malaysia’s Abnormal Studios has picked up theatrical distribution rights for Malaysia and Brunei to “Mimpi Kita: Castle in the Air,” the science-fiction fantasy feature that rec...
How a remark about Najib’s pardon just blew Malaysia’s Johor state election wide open
Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional (BN), the dominant political coalition in Johor, might have expected to cruise to an easy victory come Saturday when the southern state goes to the p...
In Malaysia’s Johor, Chinese voters prize affordability over politics
Koo can see Johor changing around him, even if the promised wealth has not reached his bank account. The 30-year-old service worker has lived for 25 years in Skudai, a busy Joho...
Low prices fail to deter thieves from stealing Malaysia’s premium durians
Falling durian prices have done little to deter thieves in Malaysia, with a Penang trader losing baskets of prized Black Thorn variety in two break-ins just days apart. Wenny Oo...
Thailand and Malaysia Reach Deal to End Seafood Trade Spat
Thailand and Malaysia have resolved a seafood trade dispute, paving the way for fishery trade between the two countries to return to normal soon, their leaders said.
Malaysia, Thailand make peace over seafood dispute after Anwar and Anutin meet
The leaders of Malaysia and Thailand said on Thursday they would work on developing a special border economic zone, and had resolved an issue that had disrupted trade in seaf...
Malaysia Holds Rates on Modest Inflation, Resilient Growth
Malaysia kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a sixth straight meeting, saying the level is appropriate as price pressures remain contained despite the Middle East con...
Malaysia Says It Still Has to Pay $2 Billion in 1MDB Debts
The Malaysian government must pay 8.9 billion ringgit ($2.18 billion) in remaining debts it incurred from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, Deputy Finance Minister Liew ...
Malaysia denies 1MDB fugitive Jho Low entered country with Chinese delegation
A senior Malaysian lawmaker on Thursday denied that fugitive businessman Jho Low had entered the country for talks linked to the theft of billions of dollars from state fund ...
Malaysians in Hong Kong locked out of state elections amid tight voting deadlines
Jack Yu wants to vote in Saturday’s crucial election in his home state of Johor, Malaysia, but being based in Hong Kong has left him frozen out after he missed the short window ...
Malaysia news coverage
NewsMesh aggregates Malaysia-relevant coverage across every major beat, from politics and business to technology and sport, normalised into one structured feed.
Pull Malaysia news into your app
Authenticate with your apiKey and call one endpoint (GET api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?country=my). The examples below are ready to copy.
curl "https://api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?apiKey=nm_xxx&country=my&limit=20"Endpoints
GET /v1/latest: Most-recent articles, filterable by category, country, and date range.GET /v1/search: Full-text search across the archive with boolean operators and source filters.GET /v1/trending: Cached trending headlines, the fastest endpoint for homepage feeds.GET /v1/article/{id}: Fetch a single article and its full metadata by ID.
Guides
Frequently asked questions about Malaysia news
What sources does NewsMesh cover for Malaysia?
NewsMesh aggregates Malaysia-relevant reporting from national wires, broadcasters, and major papers, normalised into one structured feed with consistent fields across every source.
Which API endpoint returns Malaysia news?
Call GET /v1/latest?country=my. Add &category= to narrow to a single beat, &from= and &to= for a date range, or use /v1/search?q= for keyword queries.
Can I filter Malaysia news by category?
Yes. Append &category=politics (or business, sports, technology, health, and more) to /v1/latest?country=my, or browse the Malaysia category pages linked above.
Is Malaysia news available in real time?
Yes. NewsMesh is a real-time news API: Malaysia stories are served through the live /v1/latest and /v1/trending endpoints alongside a searchable archive, each tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body, so you can build a live feed without scraping HTML.
How do I access the Malaysia news feed?
Create a NewsMesh account, generate an API key, and call the endpoint above with your apiKey parameter. See the pricing page for current plans and rate limits.
Need more Malaysia articles?
Access the full dataset programmatically with the NewsMesh API.