Malaysian govt wants to sell Malaysia Airlines but retain its identity: PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 25, 2019, MalayMail. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today that…
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] South East Asia’s tigers hit hard by tourism, captive breeding
Mainland Southeast Asia has a tiger problem. Numbers are going in completely the opposite direction…
Asia Pacific trade pact can go on without India ‘for the time being’: Malaysian PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 24, 2019, CNBC. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Saturday that…
Tax online businesses: Malaysia’s PM to ASEAN members
BANGKOK, Jun 23, 2019, FMT. Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad proposed that Asean member…
People’s Justice Party ‘civil war’ won’t necessarily lead to endgame in Malaysia: analysts
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 22, 2019, MalayMail. The “civil war” between two factions in PKR, heightened…
[Analytics] How Asia sees Hong Kong’s extradition bill protests
The mammoth marches that involved an estimated 2 million people have inspired a range of…
[Analytics] Time to let Mahathir go
Of late, there have been calls for minister Mohamed Azmin Ali to go on leave…
Moscow refutes MH17 findings, denies involvement in shooting of aircraft
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 20, 2019, MalayMail. Moscow has denied the allegations made by the Joint…
After sex video scandal, Malaysia’s govt moots law against intrusion of privacy
PUTRAJAYA, Jun 18, 2019, Bernama. The government is studying the possibility of making intrusion of…
China must do more to show it’s not a bully, says Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 17, 2019, FMT. Malaysia has called on China to put more effort…
[Analytics] Is Southeast Asia’s safe-haven halo for real?
In a world lousy with runaway populism, trade wars and surging oil prices, punters are…
[Analytics] Southeast Asia: Hiding in plain sight
Ask many American, German or Canadian businesses or investors about “Asian business opportunities,” and they…