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PUTRAJAYA, May 17 ― Any official discussion with Singapore on the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) will only be held after obtaining approval from the Cabinet, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said. He added that the working paper on the suggested project...

The Malaysian state of Selangor is positioning itself to be the gateway to business in Southeast Asia, as the region aims to become the fourth-largest economy by 2030. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), which currently trails the economies of the US,...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — The Home Ministry (KDN) has inked 14 contracts with local companies valued at RM2.156 billion in conjunction with the Defence Services Asia (DSA) Exhibition & Conference 2024 and National Security (Natsec) Asia 2024. Home Minister Datuk Seri...

ran’s capacity to transport its oil is reliant on service providers based in Malaysia, with oil being transferred near Singapore and throughout the region, a senior US Treasury official told Reuters on Tuesday. The US Treasury is scrutinising the financing...

PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke today said the ship claimed to be owned by an Israeli company while using the port in this country has actually changed ownership to another company based in Hong Kong. He insisted that his ministry had inspected and...

BATU KAWAN: The semiconductor industry presents Malaysia with a 'once-in-a-generation' opportunity for exponential economic growth and industry players are advised to capitalise on this billion-dollar sector. Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister (MITI) Liew...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) could be a formidable competitive advantage in attracting fresh foreign direct investment (FDI) from multinational companies (MNCs). This can be achieved by integrating Singapore’s global...

(KPL/VNA)The first China - Laos - Thailand - Malaysia express freight train recently departed from Chengdu, the capital of China’s southwestern Sichuan province, marking a significant milestone in regional trade connectivity. The train, carrying 30 containers of LCD...

The drastic depreciation of the Malaysian ringgit, comparable in magnitude to the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis, has spooked many and triggered debates on the nation’s economic performance. External headwinds such as persistent high inflation in the United States,...

PORT KLANG (The Star) - Even Bangladesh is sending its contaminated plastic waste to Malaysia. The government will be sending 450 metric tonnes of contaminated plastic waste in 10 containers back to their countries of origin immediately. Besides the one container from...