Hishammuddin Hussein

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  Malaysia, Australia To Share Intel On Any ISIS Returnees From Iraq

  Malaysia and Australia will share intelligence on terrorists in Southeast Asia, a senior Malaysian minister said on Tuesday, as the two allies brace for the possible return of ISIS terrorists from Iraq.

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  Malaysia Ruling Party To Meet With PM Under Fire

  Malaysia's embattled premier will preside over a tense ruling party assembly this week amid calls for his removal over a funding scandal that has left the party facing one of the biggest crises in its half-century rule.

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  US Flexes Muscle, Pentagon Chief Visits Ship in South China Sea

  US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter flew to a US aircraft carrier transiting the disputed South China Sea today and blamed China for rising tension in the region on a visit sure to infuriate Beijing.

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  Beijing Tries to Soothe South China Sea Jitters

  Beijing sought to soothe tensions over its South China Sea claims today, saying it will avoid the use of force in the region as the US ponders sending war ships close to territory claimed by the Asian giant.

• Surface-to-Air Missile Used to Down MH17: Hishammuddin Hussein

  Military intelligence and debris from the crashed MH17 flight indicate that it was a surface-to-air missile that was used to shoot down the plane, Malaysia's Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today.

• Malaysia Gets New Transport Minister Amid MH370 Crisis

  Malaysia's premier on Wednesday appointed a new transport minister to replace Hishammuddin Hussein, who took the lead during the search for missing flight MH370.

• Malaysia Vows to Track Down MH370; Authors Claim Foul Play

  Malaysia today vowed to hunt Flight MH370 missing for the past 100 days with "renewed vigour", even as two authors of a yet to be released book on the plane sensationally claimed that its disappearance was "deliberate" and "calculated".

• Malaysia Spends Over $9 million on MH370 Hunt: Report

  Malaysia has so far spent about RM27.6 million (over $9 million) on search operations for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, an official said on Monday.

• First Funerals Set for Missing Jet's Passengers

  The first funerals for passengers on board a missing Malaysia Airlines jet will be held this weekend, relatives said on Friday.

• Malaysia to release initial MH370 report on Thursday

  Malaysia will release a preliminary report on Thursday on the disappearance of flight MH370 nearly two months after it went missing, according to a transport ministry official.

• Malaysia approves international investigation into missing flight

  Malaysia's cabinet approved on Wednesday the appointment of an international team to investigate the disappearance of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the country's acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said.

• MH370 search at 'critical juncture': Malaysia

  The effort to find missing flight MH370 is at a "very critical juncture", Malaysia's transport minister said on Saturday as authorities mull whether to reassess a challenging search of the Indian Ocean seabed that has so far found nothing.

• Another jet-search unknown: How much it's costing

  It's not a question most governments involved in the hunt for the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 care to answer: How much has the far-flung, month-long search cost?

• US eyes lessons learned from Malaysia Airlines jet at Asia defense talks

  US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he expected to discuss lessons learned from the search for a missing Malaysian jetliner at talks with southeast Asian defense chiefs.

• British submarine joins MH370 hunt in the Indian Ocean

  The protracted search for missing Flight MH370 was boosted on Wednesday by the arrival of a British submarine in the Indian Ocean ahead of a visit to Australia by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.