After Malaysian minister for women, herself a woman, suggested husbands beat their 'stubborn' wives for their 'unruly' behavior last month, pressure groups are still calling for her resignation from the government

The Bishop of the Catholic Church in Penang officially announced the start of the process of beatification and canonisation of Sybil Kathigasu, a famous war nurse and Catholic lay figure, who could be Malaysia's first saint

WWF Malaysia was deeply saddened by the devastating floods that hit several cities this week, causing loss of life and significant damage to homes, infrastructure and livelihoods

Of the 41.000 school-age refugee and stateless children registered by UNHCR in Malaysia, only 34% have access to informal education and none to formal education, UNICEF reported