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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, walks into a courtroom at Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Najib appeared in court Wednesday for the start of his corruption trial, exactly 10 years after he was first elected to office only to suffer a spectacular defeat last year on allegations he pilfered millions of dollars from a state investment fund. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Prosecutor says ex-Malaysian PM abused his ‘absolute power’

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, right, leaves Shah Alam High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, Monday, April 1, 2019. The Vietnamese woman who is the only suspect in custody for the killing of the North Korean leader's brother Kim Jong Nam pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in a Malaysian court on Monday and her lawyer said she could be freed as early as next month. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Chronology of key events in the killing of Kim Jong Nam

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she leaves Shah Alam High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, Monday, April 1, 2019. The Vietnamese woman who is the only suspect in custody for the killing of the North Korean leader's brother Kim Jong Nam pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in a Malaysian court on Monday and her lawyer said she could be freed as early as next month. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Kim Jong Nam killing: Doan Thi Huong murder charge dropped in death of Kim Jong-un half-brother

By Eileen Ng - Associated Press

In this June 4, 2010, file photo, Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of then North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, waves after his first-ever interview with South Korean media in Macau. The murder of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s estranged half-brother at an airport in Malaysia was brazen, intricately orchestrated and, thanks to scores of security cameras, witnessed by millions around the world. The real masterminds behind the killing, however, may never be brought to justice. (Shin In-seop/JoongAng Ilbo via AP, File)

Detailed and public, Kim Jong Nam murder may never be solved

By EILEEN NG and ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she arrives at Shah Alam High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, Monday, April 1, 2019. Trial resumes on murder case against the Vietnamese woman accused in the killing of the North Korean leader's estranged half brother Kim Jong Nam. Prosecutors refused to drop the murder charge against Huong, who is the only suspect in custody after the stunning decision to drop the case against Indonesian Siti Aisyah.(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Murder charge dropped for suspect in Kim Jong Nam killing

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Death in Arizona is 24th due to faulty Takata air inflators

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Report finds gaps in 2015 probe of mass graves in Malaysia

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she arrives at Shah Alam High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, Thursday, March 14, 2019. Vietnam has urged Malaysia to release the second woman accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader after her co-defendant was unexpectedly set free this week. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysia continues case against Vietnam woman in Kim killing

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Indonesian Siti Aisyah, left, hugs her mother Benah, right, after a press conference at foreign minister office in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, March 11, 2019. The Indonesian woman held two years on suspicion of killing North Korean leader's half brother Kim Jong Nam was freed from custody Monday after prosecutors unexpectedly dropped the murder charge against her.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Village cheers return of Indonesia woman in North Korea case

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 5, 2018, file photo, Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she leaves after a court hearing at the Shah Alam High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Vietnam is urging Malaysia to release the second woman accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader. Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh made the plea in a phone call Tuesday, March 12, 2019, with his counterpart, Saifuddin Abdullah. A statement posted on the ministry’s website said Minh requested the Malaysian court conduct a fair trial and free Huong. (AP Photo/Sadiq Asyraf, File)

Vietnamese suspect in Kim Jong Nam’s killing seeking release

By HAU DINH and EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebel chairman Murad Ebrahim, right, flashes a peace sign as he is greeted at a hotel in metropolitan Manila, Philippines on Friday, March 8, 2019. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has met Murad, a Filipino Muslim rebel leader who has become a regional governor under a Malaysian-brokered peace deal, telling him while it's easier to shoot and kill than to develop a nation, prosperity can only happen in peace. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mahathir meets Philippine Muslim rebel chief-turned-governor

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, right, talks with Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry Ramon Lopez during a business forum at the financial district of Makati, metropolitan Manila, Philippines on Thursday, March 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mahathir: China should define claims in South China Sea

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

A girl has her face painted with a missing plane during a Day of Remembrance for MH370 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March 3, 2019. Five years ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777, had gone missing the day before while over the South China Sea with 239 people on board. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

5 years on, Malaysia open to proposals to resume MH370 hunt

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 4, 2018, file photo, former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, arrives at a court house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Najib is hardly lying low ahead of his corruption trial set to begin Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, on charges related to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund. He’s crooned about slander in an R&amp;B video and vilified the current government on social media to counter portrayals of him as corrupt and out of touch. Najib denies wrongdoing and his lawyers are seeking delay.(AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

Malaysian ex-PM Najib combative ahead of 1MDB graft trial

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, right, prays next to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad during his welcome ceremony at Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Sultan Abdullah, ruler of central Pahang state, was named Malaysia's new king, replacing Sultan Muhammad V who abdicated unexpectedly after just two years on the throne. (AP Photo/Yam G-Jun)

Malaysia crowns Pahang state’s Sultan Abdullah as 16th king

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

FILE- In this Jan. 11, 2019, file photo, Pahang state Crown Prince Tengku Abdullah arrives for a private event at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. King Sultan Muhammad V shocked the nation by announcing his abdication in January 2019, days after returning from two months of medical leave. The 49-year-old sultan from eastern Kelantan state only reigned for two years as Malaysia's 15th king and didn't give any reason for quitting. Sultan Abdullah Azlan Shah succeeded his ailing 88-year-old father on Jan. 15, in a move seen as paving the way for him to become the next king. (AP Photo)

Malaysian royals pick Pahang sultan as new king

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In this photo taken through frosted glass, Burmaa Oyubchineg, cousin of the murdered Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu, arrives at Shah Alam High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. A lawyer for the family of Altantuya said Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, they hope to find answers with a lawsuit that opened this week. (AP Photo/Yam G-Jun)

Family of slain Mongolian seeks answers in Malaysia lawsuit

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FILE - In this July 17, 2018, file photo, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahatir Mohamad, left, passes the opening speech to King Sultan Muhammad V during the opening of the 14th parliament session at the Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sultan Muhammad V shocked the nation by announcing his abdication in January 2019, days after returning from two months of medical leave. The 49-year-old sultan from eastern Kelantan state only reigned for two years as Malaysia's 15th king and didn't give any reason for quitting. (AP Photo/Yam G-Jun, File)

A look at Malaysia’s monarchy before sultans pick next king

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Since 2004, Muslim separatists in the three provinces bordering Malaysia have been waging a fierce insurgency that has claimed more than 7,000 lives. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

Thailand’s military eyes talks with Muslim rebels

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng speaks during a press conference at Finance Ministry in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Lim said the apology by Goldman Sachs for its role in the alleged multibillion-dollar ransacking of state investment fund 1MDB was insufficient and that it has to pay $7.5 billion as compensation. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysia says Goldman Sachs must pay, apology not enough

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