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…
Pakistan and Malaysia – dissimilar similarities
Nation building is a continuous struggle. Many nations that in one century ruled were ruled by others in another century. In fact in modern times, with pace of change faster…
Shadowed by trade war, Malaysia says 2020 fiscal deficit target a ‘challenge’
Malaysia will find it challenging to meet its 3% fiscal deficit target for next year due to uncertainties around the US-China trade war, the finance minister told Reuters in an…
Malaysia’s hopes of economic revival under Mahathir fade
A year ago, Malaysian land surveyor Muhammad Nur Aliff had high hopes that a shock election victory by 93-year-old Mahathir Mohamad could be the catalyst for reform and revival in…
Shadowed by trade war, Malaysia says 2020 fiscal deficit target a ‘challenge’
Malaysia will find it challenging to meet its 3% fiscal deficit target for next year due to uncertainties around the US-China trade war, the finance minister told Reuters in an…
Glencore complains to LME about access to metal in Malaysia
Glencore has lodged a complaint with the London Metal Exchange (LME) about the company's inability to take speedy delivery of aluminium from warehouses owned by ISTIM UK in Port Klang,…
Democratic triumph in Malaysia
On May 9, the Malaysian voters defeated a sitting government and the dominant ruling party in the 14th general elections held in the country. This election was dubbed the ‘mother…
North Korea spy agency runs arms operation out of Malaysia, UN says
It is in Kuala Lumpur's "Little India" neighbourhood, behind an unmarked door on the second floor of a rundown building, where a military equipment company called Glocom says it has…
Aramco snub puts Malaysia’s Petronas in tight spot over RAPID project
Saudi Aramco's decision to shelve a plan to partner with Malaysia's state oil company threatens the country's ambitious plans for an oil and gas processing hub, which it may struggle…
Malaysia feels heat as its solar industry soars
Less than 10 years after it began manufacturing solar cells, Malaysia has become the world's fourth-largest producer, but some competitors see underhanded tactics in the country's rapid success. Malaysia's rapid…
