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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 Singapore, its economy...

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...

The Malaysian government’s plan to remove subsidies this year on food and other basic necessities for all and target them only for needy citizens has many in the low and lower-middle income groups worried. That’s because food prices have been high since the Ukraine...

PORT KLANG: Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, a member of MMC Group, set a new milestone by handling 11,405,312 freight weight tonnes (fwt) of conventional cargo in 2023. This record-breaking achievement surpassed its previous high of 11,115,670 fwt recorded in 2022....

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA) - The Overseas Election Committee (PPLN) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, confirmed to have received election logistics for the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections. Speaking in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, Puji Sumarsono, a member of PPLN...

Tera Projects & Shipping (Project Cargo Network members in Malaysia) were engaged by one of their esteemed clients to handle the export of a 'stinger section' from Johor to Abu Dhabi, UAE. The massive unit measures 49.0 x 13.3 x 10.5m with a weight of 430mt. The...

KOTA KINABALU: Constructing a new terminal at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) is just a short-term solution, said senior aviation consultant Mohd Faizal Malik.He said the offer from The Federal Government, which is aimed at catering to KKIA’s growing...

KUALA LUMPUR: Marine & General Bhd's indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, TKH Marine (L) Ltd, today disposed of its vessel, JM Sutera 7, for US$5.8 million (RM27.2 million) cash to an external party, Narsimhaa Shipping Inc, Liberia, on a willing buyer and willing...