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Malaysia

July 16, 2013
New Chairperson of the Malaysian Women's Parliamentary Caucus appointed

Pengerang Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said has been selected as the Chairperson of the Malaysian Women's Parliamentary Caucus.

July 8, 2013
Woman lawyer is the next State AG, Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu: A senior woman lawyer is set to become the new State Attorney-General, succeeding Datuk Roderic Fernandez who retired at the end of last month.

May 28, 2013
Can 'Women Deliver' improve the lives of women and girls?

Early and forced marriage, gender equality and the rights of girls are on the agenda at this week's conference in Malaysia. Thousands of women's rights advocates, policymakers and civil society groups are gathering in Malaysia this week for the third Women Deliver conference.

May 28, 2013
Malaysia meeting on women's rights attracts policymakers and princesses

Civil society, government leaders, healthcare professionals, policymakers, two former US presidents' daughters, two princesses and at least one supermodel will meet in Malaysia this week for a conference to share ideas and sharpen messages around the rights and empowerment of wo

March 6, 2013
Southeast Asia: Women politicians call for increased participation

As many as 14 women politicians from Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, the Philippines and Timor Leste called for bigger and better female political representation and participation in Southeast Asia.