Malaysia
Australians arrested over Malaysian 'budgie smugglers'
Nine Australian tourists arrested in Malaysia for stripping to swimwear featuring the Malaysian flag could face charges, police say.
The Expats: Jude Day in Sabah, Malaysia
Jude Day lives in the small town of Menggatal in the state of Sabah, which is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. Audio, Gallery
Tanker with 900,000 litres of oil hijacked off Malaysia
A Malaysian oil tanker carrying 900,000 litres of diesel has been hijacked and taken to Indonesian waters, Malaysian officials say.
1MDB: Malaysia 'will co-operate' with US fraud investigation
Prime Minister Najib Razak's office has said Malaysia will "fully co-operate" with any investigation into state fund 1MDB after the US said it "defrauded" Malaysians.
Young Entrepreneurs
Last week more than 130,000 people went through the gates at the National Agricultural Fieldays near Hamilton. Ten of those were top, young South East Asian agri-business leaders and entrepreneurs… Audio, Gallery
Iyad el-Baghdadi: after the Arab Spring
Toby Manhire interviews the stateless Palestinian writer, human rights activist and entrepreneur, who became prominent for tweeting and commenting on the Arab Spring, and was then expelled from the… Audio
Malaysian lawyer 'probed for sedition'
A lawyer who called for an investigation into the bank account of the Malaysian prime minister says he is now being threatened with sedition charges.
Attorney-general 'planned charges against Malaysia PM'
Malaysia's former attorney-general, who was removed from office last year, is reported to have planned criminal charges against Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Email blamed for botched Rizalman case
The botched handling of an indecency charge against a Malaysian defence attache has been blamed on an ambiguous email sent by a stressed foreign affairs staffer. Audio
Malaysia fund may be missing billions
About $NZ6.17 billion may have been stolen from a fund owned by the Malaysian state, a prosecutor says.
Asia correspondent, Charlotte Glennie
The controversy around the clearing of Malaysia's Prime Minister after revelations he was given almost 700 million dollars by a member of the Saudi Royal Family. Audio
Malaysia's first Sharia airline
Rayani Air has taken it's maiden doemestic flight from Kuala Lumpur. The airline operates under Sharia law. Women wear head coverings, there is only halal food, a prayer before take off and there's no… Audio
Diplomat had a sexual motive - judge
A judge has ruled that a disgraced Malaysian diplomat had a sexual motive when he followed and attacked a Wellington woman. Audio
Psychiatrist says Rizalman high on lying scale
A court has been told the disgraced Malaysian diplomat Muhammad Rizalman scored highly on a test for being likely to lie. Audio
Malaysian diplomat pleads guilty to indecent assault
The High Court has heard that a Malaysian diplomat was naked from the waist down when he assaulted a Wellington woman in her bedroom in May last year. Audio
NZ soldiers to stay in Malaysian graves
The government will not be repatriating the bodies of 36 soldiers from civilian graves in Malaysia. Audio
Dancing with the Stars - NZ Police and Diwali
For the first time the NZ Police and male leaders within the Indian community are teaming up with international performers during Diwali - the Hindu Festival of Lights - to push the White Ribbon… Audio, Gallery
Govt urged to reconsider bringing remains back
The brother of a soldier killed and buried in Malaysia nearly 50 years ago is urging the Government to reconsider repatriating him and others deployed in the south east Asian nation. Audio
Government has no plans to repatriate remains
The Government says it has no plans to bring home the remains of soldiers who died in wars in Vietnam and Malaysia, despite renewed pressure to look again at this. Audio
Indonesian security chief warns of IS threat to region
Foreign terrorist fighters, aligned with IS are moving into other South East Asian countries from Malaysia. Audio