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AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/11/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s palm oil giants, long-blamed for razing rainforests, fuelling toxic haze and driving orangutans to the brink of extinction, are recasting themselves as unlikely champions in a different, potentially greener race: the quest to lure the world’s artificial intelligence (AI) data centres to the Southeast Asian country.
Malaysia defends US trade deal as concerns grow over sovereignty
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/11/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia said its sovereignty remains protected and it is not bound by sanctions imposed by the United States, as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim faces criticism for a trade deal with the superpower.
Coconuts get pricier as poor weather drives global shortage
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/04/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - When Mohamad Fahmi Faat’s family in Kuala Lumpur prepared only half their usual amount of food for recent Eid al-Fitr celebrations, he blamed an ongoing shortage of coconuts, a staple ingredient in many Asian cuisines.
Asean nations plan tariff talks with US as Anwar seeks unity
Bloomberg, Published on 08/04/2025
» Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday his country and Association of Southeast Asian Nations partners will dispatch officials to Washington for talks following President Donald Trump’s rollout of global tariffs.
Indonesia poised to export durians to China, threatening Thai dominance
South China Morning Post, Published on 21/03/2025
» HONG KONG — Indonesia is expanding cultivation and completing legal procedures in preparation to begin exporting durians to China, offering consumers a new - and possibly cheaper - alternative to fruit from Thailand and Vietnam.
Asean plans US summit to discuss tariff concerns
Reuters, Published on 20/02/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) plans to hold a summit with the United States so its member countries can present their views on planned US tariffs, Malaysia's Foreign Minister said on Thursday.
Malaysian tycoon Ananda Krishnan dies at 86
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/11/2024
» Ananda Krishnan, the elusive billionaire who rose from oil trader to one of Malaysia’s most prolific dealmakers and bankrolled the 1985 Live Aid concert, has died. He was 86.
Cash gifts, free milk raise risks to Thailand, Indonesia ratings
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/02/2024
» JAKARTA/BANGKOK - Southeast Asia’s new leaders risk blowing past budget constraints to make good on costly campaign promises of cash handouts and free lunches, increasing the risks to their prized investment-grade ratings.
Malaysia caps retail rice sales
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/09/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will limit retail purchases and step up enforcement to prevent locally produced rice being sold as the more expensive imported grain, as the fallout from Indian export curbs continues to upend the market.
The case for a common Asean currency
Business, Vijay Eswaran, Published on 29/09/2022
» It's fair to say there exists a level of social and economic inequality within Asean.