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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.
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.
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.
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.
Malaysia accepts 14% cost increase in China-led rail project
Reuters, Published on 05/04/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Monday that it had accepted an increase of nearly 14% in the estimated construction cost for the proposed East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, as the length of the route would be slightly longer.
Singapore, Malaysia terminate high-speed rail project
Bloomberg, Published on 01/01/2021
» A multi-billion-dollar high-speed rail link between Singapore and Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur has been terminated.
A year like no other
Asia focus, Published on 28/12/2020
» In a world under siege from a relentless virus, Asia's resilience was tested to the utmost. Asia Focus staff look back at key events
Malaysian-Thai Chamber of Commerce fosters business engagement in Thailand
Published on 02/10/2020
» The Malaysian-Thai Chamber of Commerce (MTCC) was registered on June 21, 2002, with the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand. The organisation, which today comprises 155 corporate and individual members across Thailand, was officially launched and introduced to the public on July 6, 2002 by Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad, the former prime minister of Malaysia.
Investors fret as Trump targets Chinese tech
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 08/08/2020
» Recap: Global stocks fell following US President Donald Trump's decision to ban WeChat, the world's most-used messaging app, fuelling the potential to upend the international businesses of companies from Apple to Walmart and shut down personal communications between China and the US.