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U.S. security officials wait inside their vehicle as Malaysian police officers conduct a security check outside the Kamunting detention center, 280 km (175 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, where they were expected to question Yazid Sufaat, a Malaysian with alleged links to two of the Sept. 11 hijackers, Nov. 18, 2002.

Malaysia Frees Terror Convict Linked to 9/11 Attacks in US

Yazid Sufaat, a former al-Qaeda anthrax biochemist, was released after serving his two-year prison sentence, official says.

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Malaysian Prime Minister Orders ‘Post-Mortem’ into Latest By-Electoral Defeat

“The majority garnered by the opposition comes as a shock,” People’s Justice Party leader Anwar Ibrahim says.
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Malaysian who Sent $48 to IS Fighter in Syria Gets 3 Years in Prison

Police counterterrorist branch chief says crime was serious, no matter the amount of cash transferred.
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Counterterror Chief: Senior Malaysian IS Members Killed in Syria Airstrikes

Mohd Rafi Udin and Wan Mohd Aquil Wan Zainal Abidin died in early 2019.
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Malaysian Court Rules 1MDB-Linked Case Will Proceed in Ex-PM Najib’s Trial

Najib Razak’s conduct in SRC case was “pervasive and imperious,” Judge Nazlan Ghazali finds.
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Exiled Cambodian Opposition Leader Sam Rainsy Reaches Malaysia

Rainsy urges followers to “keep up the hope” for his campaign to return to Cambodia.
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Malaysian Groups Condemn Caning Sentencing against Men in Gay Sex Case

Sharia court's punishment violates rights enshrined by the constitution, 28 organizations say.
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At Syrian Camp, Uncertain Future for Orphans of Foreign IS Fighters

Rising Intolerance, Sinking Hopes in Malaysia

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