KUALA LUMPUR – Rising costs of living are expected to hit Malaysia’s middle- and high-income households the hardest in 2024, as the government shifts to targeted subsidies for fuel and electricity, and imposes tax hikes as part of its economic reforms. Household...
Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd (PTP), a member of MMC Group is expected to continue driving the development of the logistics and port sector in Malaysia. This is in line with the Group’s commitment to invest nearly RM26 billion over the next five (5) years to build...
Economy minister hopes special economic zone with Singapore boosts tech, renewables KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia hopes the southern state of Johor will become a “new engine of growth,” as the country works to develop the border area with neighbor...
Companies based in the two countries are part of an “illicit procurement network” that has been targeted by U.S. sanctions. In the early hours of December 16, 2023, a swarm of drones headed toward the USS Carney, a warship patrolling the southern Red Sea. Crew...
If there is one vegetable that is religiously added to all cuisines across south Asia, it is onions. The staple vegetable holds an extremely important place in the common man’s life. Onions are grown on around 136,000 hectares of land, with the 2020 figures...
KUALA LUMPUR – Johor’s state government has proposed that its business hub Iskandar Malaysia be designated as the special economic zone being planned between Singapore and Malaysia, The Straits Times has learnt. It is not known, though, if Malaysia’s federal...
