Seoul, Manila announce free trade agreement negotiations
SEOUL, Jun 3, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea officially announced the start of free trade agreement…
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.
South China Sea dispute, Rohingya crisis are key regional threats: Malaysian defence minister
SINGAPORE, Jun 2, 2019, The Straits Times. Disturbances in the South China Sea, the movement…
Man hospitalised after crocodile attack in Malaysia
MIRI, Jun 1, 2019, MalayMail. A 31-year old man has been warded at the Miri…
China approves import of frozen durian from Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 1, 2019, Bloomberg. Malaysia is all geared to satisfy China’s craving for…
Philippines president says S. China Sea becoming ‘flashpoint’
TOKYO, Jun 1, 2019, RT. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has urged progress on a code…
Singapore yet to make a decision on Huawei: PM Lee
SINGAPORE, Jun 1, 2019, The Sun Daily. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (pix) said…
Xi, Malaysian king exchange congratulations on anniversary of ties
BEIJING, May 31, 2019, Xinhua. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan…
Malaysian PM proposes new currency trading based on gold
TOKYO, May 30, 2019, Bernama. Malaysia is proposing a new currency based on gold as…
[Analytics] US addition of Malaysia, Singapore to ‘monitoring list’ over currency practices met with ridicule
Analysts say Washington’s inclusion of Southeast Asian economic powerhouses, including Vietnam, ‘defies logic’. Questions have…
‘Middle power’ Philippines ranks 17th in Asia power index
MANILA, May 29, 2019, PhilStar. The Philippines dropped one place lower from its overall ranking…
Malaysia to send back 60 containers of waste to exporters
PORT KLANG, May 28, 2019, FMT. Some 3,000 metric tonnes of plastic waste in 60…
Malaysian government negotiating compensation for cancelled RM9.4b pipeline project
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25, 2019, MalayMail. The Malaysian government is now negotiating with China-based contractors…