Malaysia

Controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on May 16 that he would push for the inclusion of Turkey and Mongolia in a grouping of Southeast Asian nations, dismissing concerns about their geographic location.

Malaysia has deported three Turkish men to Ankara over their involvement in the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), police said on May 12. 

Malaysian authorities detained school principal Turgay Karaman, 43, businessman İhsan Aslan, 39, and academic İsmet Özçelik, 58, last week, saying they posed a threat to national security. 

Turkey's FNSS and Indonesia's PT Pindad unveiled the jointly developed medium weight tank, KAPLAN MT, during the 13th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) in Istanbul on May 10.       

A third Turkish national has been arrested in Malaysia, the man's lawyer said on May 5, after two others were taken into custody this week, with officials saying that the arrestees posed threat to national security.

Turkish academic İsmet Özçelik was arrested on May 4, his lawyer Rosli Dahlan told Agence France-Presse, adding that no official reasons were provided by authorities.

Two Turkish nationals arrested in Malaysia are being held on suspicion of funding the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Kuala Lumpur said May 4, contradicting a state-run Anadolu Agency report which a day earlier claimed the suspects were members of the Gülen network, widely believed to have orchestrated last year's coup attempt.   

Turkey has dropped one spot to fourth among top performing destinations of a sector expected to be worth $220 billion by 2020, according to the Global Muslim Travel Index 2017 released by Mastercard and CrescentRating in Jakarta on May 3. 

The index saw Turkey lose its position behind Malaysia, which kept the top spot, while Indonesia moved up to third place in the overall rankings.

Two Turkish nationals who went missing in Malaysia have been arrested as a security threat, the police chief announced on May 3.

National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar tweeted that Turgay Karaman and İhsan Aslan were arrested "because they threatened the security of Malaysia."

No further details were provided by authorities and the Turkish embassy refused to comment.

A 6.8 earthquake has struck south of the Philippines island of Mindanao, triggering a brief warning of "hazardous tsunami waves" for the country's coastlines, according to the US Geological Survey and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The portal Naij.com has become one of the most visited and fast-growing online Nigeria newspapers, and its popularity grows every day.

These great achievements are the result of the diligent work over Naij.com usability and content. Only true professionals in the sphere of programming, design and content writing work on this project.

Is this the world’s bravest journalist? Or the most stupid?

The unnamed reporter was on the flight taking Kim Jong-nam’s body back to North Korea following his assassination with VX nerve agent in Malaysia.

It is believed Malaysia reached a ‘swap deal’ with notorious despot Kim Jong-un following a diplomatic row over the investigation into the murder.