Malaysia’s new crisis
In a first, the recently concluded general elections in Malaysia – held on Saturday, November 19 – have produced a hung parliament. Malaysian authorities had called early elections to end…
Bitter harvest: Malaysian palm oil farmers face labour crunch
Overripe palm oil fruits hang untouched in trees while others lie rotting scattered around a plantation, as Malaysian farmers reap the bitter harvest of a severe labour shortage. The tropical…
Malaysia’s QSR puts $500m IPO on hold, hit by lofty valuations
Malaysia's biggest fast-food operator, QSR Brands, has shelved plans for an initial public offering (IPO) that could have raised as much as $500 million as potential local investors balked at…
Malaysian FM highlights the importance of peaceful co-existence and multilateralism at Riphah International University
On the invitation of Riphah International University, Foreign Minister, Malaysia, Dato. Saifuddin Abdullah participated in the panel discussion as keynote speaker on “peaceful coexistence” held at Faculty of Public Policy,…
Malaysian FM visits Riphah University, highlights peaceful coexistence
Foreign Minister (FM) Malaysia, Dato Saifuddin Abdullah participated in the panel discussion as keynote speaker on ‘peaceful coexistence’ held here at Faculty of Public Policy, Riphah International University, on the…
Venezuelan oil, masked as Malaysian, rushes into China before fuel tax
Traders are racing to deliver record volumes of Venezuelan crude oil masked as Malaysian bitumen blend to China, ahead of new fuel taxes that look set to upend the lucrative…
The Malaysian model
To me, the MOUs signed during visits by heads of states, heads of governments etc are only good if they are institutionally followed up. Otherwise, they are mere photo-ops. I…
Malaysian island city in trouble as PM targets China-linked projects
An ambitious $100 billion island city being built off Malaysia has found itself in troubled waters as the new government takes aim at the development, the latest in a series…
