Archive for the 'Malaysia' Category

A Filipina is among at least three people detained in Malaysia since Jan. 31 after anti-drug authorities reportedly found “Eramin” pills in their possession.

 

A Filipina was sentenced to death by Malaysia’s High Court for trafficking in cocaine found dissolved in a wet towel, a report of the New Straits Times said. The report said Jeanette Congcan Opena, 32, a cybercafe owner, was found guilty of bringing in the cocaine at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Dec 4, [...]

 

A Filipino was slapped a three-year jail term in Malaysia after pleading guilty to smuggling nearly 4,988 kilos of meat of the endangered “pangolin” (scaly anteater) worth more than RM700,000 (P9.819 million) in Sandakan last December.

 

A 26-year-old Filipino chef, Dino Ferrari, topped a television search for the “Next Celebrity Chef,” Malaysia’s “The Star” reported on Thursday.

 

Filipinos in Malaysia may now avail of affordable prepaid mobile phone services from a joint venture between PLDT Global Corp. and Celcom Axiata Berhad.

 

A 51-year-old Filipina fell prey to a motorcycle-riding snatcher in Kuching, Malaysia over the weekend, a Malaysian news site reported on Monday.

 

A Philippine team representing Land Rover Philippines is taking part in the ongoing international off-road competition hosted by the Rainforest Challenge (RFC) from December 3 to 12.

 

A 30-year-old Filipino was found bloodied and dead inside his living quarters at a shipyard in Malaysia over the weekend.

 

A Filipino woman and her Malaysian husband were convicted by a Malaysian court in Kuala Lumpur lfor trafficking three Filipinas and forcing them into prostitution in 2009.

 

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said a Malaysia-based low cost airline has offered to promote Philippine tourism as it saw the sector’s tremendous potential.

 

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