Malaysia
Australians who stripped to 'budgie smugglers' free to leave Malaysia
Nine Australians who stripped at the Malaysian Grand Prix have been charged with public nuisance but are free to leave the country after apologising.
Govt will look into repatriating bodies
The government is considering bringing home the bodies of soldiers killed in Malaysia and Vietnam, despite a longstanding policy not to repatriate all bodies of military personnel. Audio
'Aussie blokey behaviour' no excuse for Malaysia 'budgie smuggler' incident - Bishop
Bad behaviour by Australians overseas cannot be excused by the 'blokey culture' at home, says Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.
Australians arrested over Malaysian 'budgie smugglers'
Nine Australian tourists arrested in Malaysia for stripping to swimwear featuring the Malaysian flag could face charges, police say.
The Expats: Jude Day in Sabah, Malaysia
Jude Day lives in the small town of Menggatal in the state of Sabah, which is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. Audio, Gallery
Tanker with 900,000 litres of oil hijacked off Malaysia
A Malaysian oil tanker carrying 900,000 litres of diesel has been hijacked and taken to Indonesian waters, Malaysian officials say.
1MDB: Malaysia 'will co-operate' with US fraud investigation
Prime Minister Najib Razak's office has said Malaysia will "fully co-operate" with any investigation into state fund 1MDB after the US said it "defrauded" Malaysians.
Young Entrepreneurs
Last week more than 130,000 people went through the gates at the National Agricultural Fieldays near Hamilton. Ten of those were top, young South East Asian agri-business leaders and entrepreneurs… Audio, Gallery
Young Entrepreneurs
Last week more than 130,000 people went through the gates at the National Agricultural Fieldays near Hamilton. Ten of those were top, young South East Asian agri-business leaders and entrepreneurs…
AudioIyad el-Baghdadi: after the Arab Spring
Toby Manhire interviews the stateless Palestinian writer, human rights activist and entrepreneur, who became prominent for tweeting and commenting on the Arab Spring, and was then expelled from the… Audio
Malaysian lawyer 'probed for sedition'
A lawyer who called for an investigation into the bank account of the Malaysian prime minister says he is now being threatened with sedition charges.
Attorney-general 'planned charges against Malaysia PM'
Malaysia's former attorney-general, who was removed from office last year, is reported to have planned criminal charges against Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Email blamed for botched Rizalman case
The botched handling of an indecency charge against a Malaysian defence attache has been blamed on an ambiguous email sent by a stressed foreign affairs staffer. Audio
Malaysia fund may be missing billions
About $NZ6.17 billion may have been stolen from a fund owned by the Malaysian state, a prosecutor says.
Asia correspondent, Charlotte Glennie
The controversy around the clearing of Malaysia's Prime Minister after revelations he was given almost 700 million dollars by a member of the Saudi Royal Family. Audio
Malaysia's first Sharia airline
Rayani Air has taken it's maiden doemestic flight from Kuala Lumpur. The airline operates under Sharia law. Women wear head coverings, there is only halal food, a prayer before take off and there's no… Audio
Diplomat had a sexual motive - judge
A judge has ruled that a disgraced Malaysian diplomat had a sexual motive when he followed and attacked a Wellington woman. Audio
Psychiatrist says Rizalman high on lying scale
A court has been told the disgraced Malaysian diplomat Muhammad Rizalman scored highly on a test for being likely to lie. Audio
Malaysian diplomat pleads guilty to indecent assault
The High Court has heard that a Malaysian diplomat was naked from the waist down when he assaulted a Wellington woman in her bedroom in May last year. Audio
NZ soldiers to stay in Malaysian graves
The government will not be repatriating the bodies of 36 soldiers from civilian graves in Malaysia. Audio
