World News in Malaysia
Real-time world news from Malaysia, structured for developers. NewsMesh filters Malaysia-relevant world coverage into one JSON feed (GET /v1/latest?category=world&country=my), each story tagged with category, country relevance, and the named people detected in the body.
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Malaysia urged to police its firms in Indonesia as haze shuts schools
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Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing visits Malaysia amid criticism over repatriation of nationals
Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing visits Malaysia amid criticism over repatriation of nationals
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Malaysia’s queen comforts family of girl found dead at school, pledges to get justice
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Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals repatriated from Malaysia as UN warns of risks
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Malaysia repatriates 1,500 Myanmar nationals despite UN risk warnings
Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals who were sent back from Malaysia arrived in the country’s largest city on Sunday despite warnings from the UN refugee agency and rights groups tha...
Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals repatriated from Malaysia as UN warns of risks
Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals repatriated from Malaysia as UN warns of risks
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals who were sent back from Malaysia arrived in the country’s largest city on Sunday, despite warnings from the United Nations ...
Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals repatriated from Malaysia as UN warns of risks
Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals repatriated from Malaysia as UN warns of risks
Nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals have arrived in the country’s largest city after being sent back from Malaysia.
Myanmar migrants returned to war-torn nation from Malaysia
The U.N. warns that conditions in Myanmar, consumed by civil war since 2021, mean safe homecomings cannot be guaranteed as required under international law.
3 students arrested in Malaysia over murder of girl found dead at school
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World news in Malaysia coverage
NewsMesh filters Malaysia-relevant world coverage into one structured feed, ready to query by the same parameters as the rest of the API.
Pull World news in Malaysia into your app
Authenticate with your apiKey and call one endpoint (GET api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?category=world&country=my). The examples below are ready to copy.
curl "https://api.newsmesh.co/v1/latest?apiKey=nm_xxx&category=world&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.
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Frequently asked questions about World news in Malaysia
What world news from Malaysia does NewsMesh cover?
NewsMesh filters Malaysia-relevant world coverage into one structured feed, each story tagged with its category, the countries it's relevant to, and the named people detected in the body.
Which endpoint returns world news from Malaysia?
Call GET /v1/latest?category=world&country=my. Use /v1/search to add keyword queries on top of the same filters.
Can I get Malaysia news in other categories?
Yes. Swap the category parameter (business, sports, technology, health, and more) or drop it entirely to get all Malaysia coverage from /v1/latest?country=my.
Is world news from Malaysia available in real time?
Yes. NewsMesh is a real-time news API: world 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 world news from Malaysia 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 data?
Access the full dataset programmatically with the NewsMesh API.