Less than 50 Malayan tigers left in Perak, perhilitan data shows
IPOH, Nov 22, 2019, Malay Mail. An inventory by the Wildlife and National Parks Department…
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.
Malaysia’s PM is dissatisfied with poor attendance in Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21, 2019, Malay Mail. Pakatan Harapan (PH) will speak to its lawmakers…
Singapore’s Carousell snaps up rival 701Search as it seeks dominance in Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE, Nov 21, 2019, SCMP. Singapore-based mobile classifieds company Carousell announced on Thursday that it…
Malaysians do Singapore’s dirty work while foreigners do theirs
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20, 2019, FMT. Malaysians are crossing the straits to do Singapore’s dirty…
E-hailing bus services in Malaysia? Not such a crazy idea after all, say experts
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18, 2019, Malay Mail. To have bus services available on call via…
Mini tornado damages eight houses in Malaysia
ALOR STAR, Nov 17, 2019, Bernama. Eight homes were badly damaged by a mini tornado…
Good news for Malaysia as France moves to delay end of tax break on palm oil
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16, 2019, Bernama. The move by France to delay until 2026 the…
Joint investigation team begins new witness appeal in Malaysian Airlines MH17 crash case
THE HAGUE, Nov 15, 2019, TASS. The Joint Investigation Team (JIT), established to investigate the…
[Analytics] ASEAN’s mall culture
In Southeast Asia, the rise of e-commerce has changed how people shop. Throughout 2016, Singapore,…
Nearly 150,000 restaurants inspected on smoking ban in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14, 2019, Malay Mail. The Health Ministry inspected 146,607 restaurant premises from…
‘I’m in no hurry to take over as PM’: Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim
PONTIAN, Nov 12, 2019, The Star. PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated that…
Buyers from China bought RM8.4B properties in 2018 in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11, 2019, FMT. Chinese buyers accounted for RM8.4 billion worth of property…