Malaysia

Malaysia's Top Glove said, "We have temporarily stopped production in 16 of our facilities."

"[I have] no idea how to describe it because one of the impossible things just happened," Zackrydz Rodzi said. "I shook and laughed so hard and quickly ran towards my parents to tell them."

Authorities are scrambling to track the other passengers who were cleared for travel and allowed to disembark the MS Westerdam cruise ship after showing no signs of illness.

The death toll has hit over 100, according to health officials.

"If people want to see us as the rubbish dump of the world, you dream on," Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin told the press.

An initial investigation found the victim was believed to have drowned while bathing in the pool, police said.

Malaysia follows Vietnam, which pulled the movie from theaters earlier this week, protesting a contentious boundary displayed on a map in the DreamWorks production.

Thousands of tons of plastic "recycling" have been sent to Malaysia from the U.S., the U.K., Australia, Europe, Japan and elsewhere. It's time these nations stepped up to help deal with their own waste.

"New demons just keep coming," said reality-show imam PU Syed Bakri, who also attacked K-Pop boyband Nu'est.

Customs agents seized 5,255 baby red-eared slider turtles they found in suitcases belonging to two Indian men, who claimed they were selling the reptiles as pets.

Kim Jong Nam was assassinated with a nerve agent in February 2017, reportedly after having met with his CIA contact in Malaysia.

Elliott Broidy, an ally of President Donald Trump who was previously the national deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee, was part of an investigation into whether he tried to sell access to the president.

Siti Aisyah, an Indonesian national, was freed after Malaysian prosecutors withdraw charges against her.

"I don't think we have anything like that in our country," Mohamaddin Ketapi, Malaysia's travel minister said, referencing gay people.

The couple were detained by Malaysian police over the alleged abuse.

More than 1,000 people turned up to the event to claim just 200 free meal coupons.

Netflix is targeting markets in Southeast Asia and India.

Several Asian countries have taken note of cannabis legalization movements in North America and other nations.

Najib Razak could be sentenced to more than 200 years in jail if found guilty of the 38 charges brought against him to date.

President Donald Trump said he only believed the polls in which he was winning: "Other than that, they're the fake news poll. Fake news. Fake news."

More than 500 people gathered to pay respects to the divers during prayers this week.

"His statements on social media shamed Malaysia," the country's immigration chief Mustafar Ali said. "[He] was arrested yesterday because he was in a restricted area without a boarding pass."

Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad appeared to express sympathy with Trump's position that Chinese imports hurt the American economy, but he advised dialogue.

After previously being arrested in July, Najib Razak will face new charges relating to a deposit of hundreds of millions of dollars into his personal account.

The young woman, 22, broke down into tears during the caning, while the older woman, 32, showed no reaction.

The victims' families criticized a previous report that exonerated the flight's crew.

"To me, it is a helpless day as doors are shut," said one family member.

Hundreds of millions of dollars was seized from properties linked to the former prime minister.

Police seized from his properties 1,400 necklaces, 567 handbags, 23 watches, 2,200 rings, 1,600 brooches and 14 tiaras.

He is one step away from getting asylum in Canada, but as delays mounted, NASA's Mars mission began to feel more realistic.