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This teen's TikTok video takes on Malaysia's toxic culture of misogyny

Ain Husniza's video exposing rape culture at her school was viewed at least 1.9 million times, sparking a national conversation on sexual harassment and misogyny.

This teen's TikTok video takes on Malaysia's toxic culture of misogyny
Firefighters leave religious school Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah after a fire broke out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A school fire in Malaysia kills 23 children and teachers as neighbors looked on helplessly

A school fire in Malaysia kills 23 children and teachers as neighbors looked on helplessly
People watch a TV screen broadcasting a news report on the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the older half-brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, on February 14, 2017.

A son of North Korea's first family is dead, and details of the case are murky

A son of North Korea's first family is dead, and details of the case are murky
Anwar Ibrahim and daughter Nurul Hana Anwar on the cover of "My Dear Papa."

Penantian Panjang Kepulangan Seorang Bapa

Penantian Panjang Kepulangan Seorang Bapa
An armed pro-Russian separatist stands at a site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash in the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region, July 17, 2014.

US officials say rebels shot down a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine

US officials say rebels shot down a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine
A man comforts a family member of a passenger onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 as they wait for news from Malaysia Airlines, at the lobby of a hotel in Beijing, March 14, 2014.

Malaysian officials say they know where their missing jet went down — but it won't end hope for families

Malaysian officials now say that there's firm evidence flight 370 flew into a remote area of the Indian Ocean, where it could only have crashed into the water. Yet a psychologist says even that certainty will likely not provide closure to families of the passengers.

Malaysian officials say they know where their missing jet went down — but it won't end hope for families
Malaysia

Malaysia's missing plane has put the country's government in an awkward spotlight

Malaysia's ruling party has been in power since independence in1957. It hasn't had to deal with many natural disasters and doesn't take kindly to being questioned about anything.

Malaysia's missing plane has put the country's government in an awkward spotlight
A Chinese family member of a passenger onboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 screams as she is being brought into a room outside the media conference area at a hotel near Kuala Lumpur International Airport March 19.

Frustration hits the boiling point over the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet

Relatives of passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 tried to make their frustrations known to Malaysian officials Wednesday. They accuse authorities in Malaysia of doing too little to find the missing plane.

Frustration hits the boiling point over the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet
Malaysia's acting Transport Minister, Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, takes questions from journalists during a news conference about the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Why Malaysian officials can't seem to handle the heat over missing plane

The confusion over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has thrust officials in Malaysia into the international spotlight, and they're not used to the scrutiny.

Why Malaysian officials can't seem to handle the heat over missing plane
Malaysia Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on March 11, 2014.

There are more rumors and theories than clues about the missing Malaysia Airlines plane

Before losing contact with air controllers, Malaysia Airlines flight 370 may have veered to the west, away from its original destination of Beijing. The Malaysian Air Force says radar data suggests the sudden change in the jet's flight course. But it still leaves those searching for the plane with the same question: where is it?

There are more rumors and theories than clues about the missing Malaysia Airlines plane
Malaysian ethnic Chinese sing songs as they hold a candlelight vigil for the passengers of Malaysia Airlines MH370 near Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on March 10, 2014.

Here's what is known about the Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared — and it's not much

Authorities know Malaysia Airlines flight 370 took off from Kuala Lumpur late on Friday night headed for Beijing. But that's almost all that's known. About 45 minutes later, the plane was never heard from again.

Here's what is known about the Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared — and it's not much
Ann Morgan reading

One reader, 197 books, one year to finish them all

In 2011, Ann Morgan, a journalist and author in the UK, set herself the goal to read a book from every country in the world in one year. And she blogged about it.

One reader, 197 books, one year to finish them all

Malaysian YouTube Sensation Zee Avi

With two albums out, and a third in the works, Zee Avi gives the YouTube generation of musicians something to aspire to.

Malaysian YouTube Sensation Zee Avi
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Why Some Parents are Worried About the Decline of English in Malaysia

Malaysia is moving away from English as a language of learning. That has some parents worried that their children won't be able to compete in a global environment. Some parents have taken to sending their kids to school over the border in Singapore.

Why Some Parents are Worried About the Decline of English in Malaysia
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Saudi Journalist Facing Trial for Tweets About Prophet Muhammad

Insulting the prophet is considered blasphemous in Islam and is punishable by death in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Journalist Facing Trial for Tweets About Prophet Muhammad