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Malaysia Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. Malaysia's foreign minister says the government will not budge over a ban on Israeli athletes in para swimming competition and decided that the country will not host any events in future involving Israel. (AP Photo/Yam G-Jun)

Malaysia says it won’t host any more events involving Israel

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Singapore: Malaysia to bear ‘consequences’ of actions at sea

By ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

Singapore, Malaysia move to cool airspace and sea disputes

By ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 17, 2018, file photo, Malaysian King Sultan Muhammad V salutes during the national anthem at the opening of the 14th parliament session at the Parliament house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia King Sultan Muhammad V has abdicated in an unexpected and rare move, just after two years on the throne. The palace said in a statement on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, that Sultan Muhammad V, 49, has resigned with immediate effect, cutting short his five-year term, without giving any reasons. Sultan Muhammad V, ruler of northeast Kelantan state, was installed in December 2016 as one of the country's youngest constitutional monarchs. (AP Photo/Yam G-Jun, File)

Malaysia royals to pick new king Jan. 24 after abdication

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 17, 2018, file photo, Malaysian King Sultan Muhammad V salutes during the national anthem at the opening of the 14th parliament session at the Parliament house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Muhammad V has abdicated in an unexpected and rare move, just after two years on the throne. The palace said in a statement on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, that Sultan Muhammad V, 49, has resigned with immediate effect, cutting short his five-year term, without giving any reasons. Sultan Muhammad V, ruler of northeast Kelantan state, was installed in December 2016 as one of the country's youngest constitutional monarchs. (AP Photo/Yam G-Jun, File)

Malaysia’s king abdicates in unexpected and rare move

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FILE - In this July 17, 2018, file photo, Malaysian King Sultan Muhammad V salutes during the national anthem at the opening of the 14th parliament session at the Parliament house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Muhammad V has abdicated in an unexpected and rare move, just after two years on the throne. The palace said in a statement on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, that Sultan Muhammad V, 49, has resigned with immediate effect, cutting short his five-year term, without giving any reasons. Sultan Muhammad V, ruler of northeast Kelantan state, was installed in December 2016 as one of the country's youngest constitutional monarchs. (AP Photo/Yam G-Jun, File)

King Sultan Muhammad V abdicates in Malaysia; no reason given

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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2018, file photo, former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak walks out of courtroom after a court hearing at Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia says it has filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two of its employees in connection with a multibillion-dollar scandal involving state investment fund 1MDB. Najib launched 1MDB in 2009 to promote economic development but it racked up billions of dollars in debts that have led to investigations in the U.S. and several other countries. (AP Photo/Yam G-Jun, FIle)

Malaysia files criminal charges against Goldman Sachs

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In this Oct. 21, 2018, photo, Sister Laurentina, left, stands next to the tombstone of Adelina Sau in Abi village in West Timor, Indonesia. Adelina died while working as a maid for a Malaysian family. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Official vows action after AP reports missing migrant girls

By NINIEK KARMINI and KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press

In this Oct. 21, 2018, photo, a framed photo of Adelina Sau hangs on the wall of her family's home in Abi village in West Timor, Indonesia. Adelina had been working as a maid for a Malaysian family when a local lawmaker's office received a tip from neighbors who suspected she was being abused. Following her death, an autopsy determined she died of septicemia and cited possible abuse and neglect. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Lost girls of Indonesia among 61k dead and missing migrants

By KRISTEN GELINEAU and NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Malaysia’s Proton launches 1st SUV with China’s Geely

By EILEEN NG - Associated Press

Spokesman and group leader Timo Valtonen, center, holds up a pen as he makes a statement to the press upon his arrival, with three other Finns after being deported from Malaysia, at the airport in Vantaa, Finland, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Four Finnish tourists who were arrested in Malaysia last week for distributing Christian materials in public places on a resort island have returned to Finland. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finnish Christian missionaries held in Malaysia return home

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Malaysia to deport 4 Finns for distributing Christian items

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FIFA removes ethics judge from duty after arrest in Malaysia

By GRAHAM DUNBAR and EILEEN NG - Associated Press

2 Chilean tourists jailed to 2 years for killing Malaysian

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Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, left, shakes hands with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana in Singapore, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. (Feline Lim/Pool Photo via AP)

Singapore, Malaysia renew ties as historic rival surfaces

By ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 14, 2018, file photo, protesters hold portraits of Jho Low illustrated as a pirate during a protest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The United States Justice Department on Thursday charged the fugitive Malaysian financier in a money laundering and bribery scheme that pilfered billions of dollars from a Malaysian investment fund created to promote economic development projects in that country. The three-count indictment charges Low Taek Jho, who is also known as Jho Low, with misappropriating money from the state-owned fund and using it for bribes and kickbacks to foreign officials, to pay for luxury real estate, art and jewelry in the United States and to fund Hollywood movies, including &quot;The Wolf of Wall Street.&quot; (AP Photo/Sadiq Asyraf, File)

AP Explains: The fund at center of Malaysia’s graft scandal

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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, front, and Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha listen to their national anthems during a welcoming ceremony at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Mahathir on Wednesday began a two-day visit to Thailand during which he's expected to discuss peace talks in southern border provinces with Malaysia, where a Muslim separatist insurgency has been raging for over a decade. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, Pool)

Malaysia PM discusses insurgency during visit to Thailand

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Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim, center, visits a polling station in the southern coastal town of Port Dickson, where Anwar is vying for a seat along with six other candidates, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. Voting opened Saturday in a by-election that is expected to see charismatic Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim win a parliamentary seat and return to active politics as he prepare for his eventual takeover from Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Gay rights and the path ahead for Malaysia

By L. Todd Wood - The Washington Times

Malaysia's politician Anwar Ibrahim, right, hug his wife while Deputy Prime Minister Malaysia Wan Azizah Ismail celebrates after winning the by election in the southern coastal town in Port Dickson, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim won a parliamentary seat and returns to active politics as he prepare for his eventual takeover from Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

The Latest: Malaysia’s PM-in-waiting wins landslide victory

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Malaysian PM campaigns for successor and former foe Anwar

By VINCENT THIAN and EILEEN NG - Associated Press