More than 200 injured after metro trains collide in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24, 2021, SCMP. More than 200 people were injured in Malaysia on…
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.
[Analytics] The Indonesia factor in ASEAN’s response to Myanmar
ASEAN’s capacity to spearhead a collective response to a regional crisis was tested at the…
Number of flood evacuees rises in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22, 2021, Bernama. The situation in flood-hit areas in Sarawak and Sabah…
Philippine, Japan head agree to tackle security in disputed sea
MANILA, May 21, 2021, The Manila Times. President Rodrigo Duterte and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide…
Asia should lead in opening up patent protection: Malaysia’s PM
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20, 2021, Bernama. Asia should lead the way in opening up patent…
Chocolate to get more expensive as palm oil prices skyrocket
MANILA/JAKARTA, May 16, 2021, SCMP. The meteoric rise in palm oil prices is poised to…
Philippines and Malaysia log GDP falls as Covid-19 waves blur outlook
MANILA/KUALA LUMPUR, May 11, 2021, Nikkey Asia. The Philippine economy contracted by 4.2% on the…
Singapore and Malaysia start accepting applications for cross-border travel
SINGAPORE, May 2021, ST. Applications for travel on compassionate grounds between Singapore and Malaysia are…
Ex-PM urges Malaysians to stay home
KUALA LUMPUR, May 10, 2021, Malay Mail. Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad calls…
Malaysia bans interstate, inter-district travel from May 10 to June 6
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9, 2021, ST. Malaysia will ban all inter-district and interstate travel from…
New Covid-19 movement restrictions may threaten Malaysia’s recovery: Moody’s Analytic
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6, 2021, Bernama. Malaysia’s trade and industrial production both paint an optimistic…
Malaysia’s capital city to enter under movement restrictions from Friday
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5, 2021, Malay Mail. The capital city here will come under a…