A giant panda cub has been born at the zoo and is now on show. The cub was born in August. Baby giant panda makes world debut at Malaysian zoo ? and promptly dozes off - BT
some articles on the cub being "returned" to China. Ministry raps Zoo Negara over decision to send panda cub back to China (25 August 2016) Goodbye Nuan Nuan (14 July 2017): " “If we wanted to keep Nuan Nuan, we would have to expand the Giant Panda Conservation Centre at Zoo Negara, on top of the yearly US$600,000 (RM2.5mil) fee and other expenses,” Dr Wan Junaidi explained." Panda cub Nuan Nuan to return to China - Zoo Negara | Astro Awani (25 July 2017): "Nuan Nuan, the giant panda cub born in Zoo Negara will soon return to Chengdu when she turns two on Aug 18." I'm not sure if Nuan Nuan has gone back to China yet or not (I can't find any articles saying so).
I will check the breeding recommendations, allthough most of these only refer to individuals in breeding centres and zoos in P.R. China and Hongkong / Macau.
still there after all! This blogpost is from 9 September 2017 of a visit the previous weekend: Lalalaland...: Panda at Zoo Negara
A second Giant Panda cub was born at Zoo Negara in January this year (2018): 2nd panda cub born in Zoo Negara | The Malaysian Insight China Embassy welcomes birth of second baby panda - Nation | The Star Online Panda cub born to Liang Liang, Xing Xing a female: Wan Junaidi (this article is a few days later, and says the cub has been sexed as female). With regards to the question over whether the previous cub had returned to China or not (in the posts above it appeared that hadn't happened yet), these articles confirm the cub went to China in November.
A Giant Panda cub has been born at Zoo Negara. This is female Liang Liang's third cub following Nuan Nuan (2015) and Yi Yi (2018): Giant panda Liang Liang gives birth to third cub at Zoo Negara | Malay Mail
Giant panda cub named: Born helpless and fragile – weighing approximately 140g – May 31 a year ago, Sheng Yi now weighs northwards of 27kg. Her name translates into peace and friendship. While the naming ceremony only just took place, Sheng Yi has been put on public exhibition since December 2021. While Sheng Yi is the third giant panda cub born on Malaysian soil, she won’t be joined by all of her siblings. Nuan Nuan, who was born on 18 August 2015, was sent home to China on 14 November 2017, while Yi Yi was born on 14 January 2018. The giant panda cub born in Zoo Negara is finally christened with a name