Malaysia’s PM announces formation of Emergency management technical committee
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16, 2021, Malay Mail. The National Security Council has agreed to establish…
Malaysia
Malaysia is an economy of 31 million people and is one of the 12 founding APEC members. In 1989 Malaysia’s real GDP stood at USD 75 billion, and its real per capita GDP was USD 4,200. By 2016, its GDP more than quadrupled at 344 billion, while its per capita GDP more than doubled at USD 11,000.
Malaysian PM Muhyiddin sharply criticised for emergency declaration
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13, 2021, ST. The move by Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to…
Malaysia’s king declares state of emergency till Aug 1
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12, 2021, ST. Malaysia has declared a national emergency to battle the…
Malaysia’s Dec palm oil stocks hit 13-year low, imports at all-time peak
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11, 2021, Reuters. Malaysian palm oil inventories in December fell to their…
Malaysia’s storage market dips amid uncertainty
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11, 2021, CW. The enterprise storage market in Malaysia declined 9.2% year-on-year…
Malaysia’s PM visits flood victims in Pahang
TEMERLOH, Jan 10, 2021, Bernama. Tan Sri Muhyiddin visited flood victims housed in two relief…
Second strict lockdown can cause economy to collapse
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8, 2021, Bernama. EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EuroCham Malaysia) has…
Malaysia and Singapore terminate high speed rail project
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8, 2021, PM. The Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high speed rail (HSR)…
[Analytics] Are we ready for an Asean travel balloon?
The new wave of Covid-19 infections has seen Malaysia close its borders to all but…
[Analytics] Halal meat scandal in Malaysia: Blockchain technology to the rescue?
The damning expose of the domestic halal meat industry revolving around systemic and institutional corruption…
Malaysia’s PM to be among first to get vaccinated against Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22, 2020, Bernama. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be among the first…
[Analytics] Understanding Malaysia’s careful stance on Uyghur Muslims
This fall, an exchange in the Malaysian parliament made explicit the country’s stance that it…
Malaysia’s oppositions call on ruling coalition to focus on uniting for polls
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17, 2020, ST. Allies of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday (Dec…
Malaysian former political rivals call parliament to revive the economy
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14, 2020, Malay Mail. Former political rivals Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and…
Govt to order more Covid-19 vaccine to cover 60-70 per cent of Malaysians: PM
TANGKAK, Dec 13, 2020, Bernama. The government has plans to increase its purchase of the…