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KLANG: The Transport Ministry is striving to further strengthen Port Klang’s role as a leading goods transshipment hub in the Asean region. Its minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook (pix) said that among the government’s efforts to strengthen the port’s role was the meeting...

PETALING JAYA: A transport consultant has urged investment, trade and industry minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz to reconsider plans to subsidise the purchase of electric vehicles, saying it is a regressive idea.“Subsidies should instead be directed towards public...

The Malaysian Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a joint venture between APM Terminals (30%) and the MMC Group, has been selected to join the Partnerships for Infrastructure (P4I) initiative, a government-to-government decarbonization scheme between Malaysia and...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economic growth is expected to moderate to 3.9 per cent in 2023 from an earlier projection of 4.3 per cent in April this year amid a substantial deceleration of external demand, according to the World Bank today. However, it said, domestic...

SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for about 97% of Malaysia’s total businesses, making them the backbone of the country’s economy. This also indicates that large-scale environmental, social and governance (ESG) adoption across the country is also...

PUCHONG: The Malaysia Tipper Lorry Operator's Association has called on the government to update laws governing cargo weight limits. Its chairman Datuk Michael Loo Leep Chye said the current capabilities of 10 and 12 tyre tipper trucks could carry more weight safely...

PETALING JAYA: To ensure the country’s economic growth, the government aims to become more pro-business with the aim of making doing business in Malaysia considerably easier overall. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the private sector is the engine of...

Ship arrest is a unique and powerful feature in admiralty practice, whereby claimants can arrest a ship before judgment is obtained in a suit as a security for the claimant’s claim. This feature follows the same position as in England by virtue of Section 24(b) of the...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 ― Malaysia has huge potential to attract more investors to the country if it takes advantage of the shift in supply chains in Asia as multinational companies diversify their production hubs in the region. Investment Trade and Industry Minister...

JOHOR BAHRU: The people of Johor hope that the implementation of the new transport and logistics projects announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during the tabling of the motion on the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) Mid-Term Review (MTR) yesterday can be...