The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) stood at 47.8 in December last year, slipping from 47.9 in November to mark a fourth consecutive softening of…
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GLOBALink | Malaysian economy recovers with expectations to deepen cooperation with China
by Amila Herathby Amila HerathIn 2022, Malaysia’s economy recovers steadily thanks to improved labor conditions, increasing trade with foreign countries, etc. However, according to some research agencies, Malaysia faces such challenges as a sluggish…
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Malaysia looks to Chinese companies to grow EV sector: official
by Yarzar Yeby Yarzar YeMalaysia aims to draw greater investment from Chinese companies to develop its electric vehicle (EV) sector to build up the infrastructure to enable wider adoption of EVs, a Malaysian official…
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Malaysia tightens COVID screenings for tourists as China cases spike
Malaysia said Friday it would screen all incoming travelers for fever and test wastewater on flights arriving from China, as tourists from that country start arriving next month despite a…
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Malaysia’s railway sector gets boost from cooperation with China
Malaysia’s railway sector is rapidly advancing due to close cooperation with China on a number of projects in the railway sector, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said. This…
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Malaysian PM Anwar breezes through vote of confidence in parliament
by Wunna Htunby Wunna HtunMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim breezed through a vote of confidence in parliament on Monday, sealing his legitimacy exactly a month after the general election returned a hung parliament. The…
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Amid personal attacks from opposition, Malaysia’s Anwar speaks about sodomy convictions
by Wunna Htunby Wunna HtunMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim spoke in parliament on Tuesday about his prior sodomy convictions, after the opposition attacked him about his sexuality while debating a confidence vote a day…
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Malaysia deported Pakistani ‘journalist’ in August who had criticized home govt
by Wunna Htunby Wunna HtunMalaysia’s new home minister said on Tuesday that the previous administration had at Islamabad’s request deported a Pakistani man last August who had written articles critical of his home country’s government.…
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Sources: Malaysia to appoint ex-military chief new Thai Deep South peace broker
Malaysia’s new government is set to name a former military chief as the new facilitator for the Thai Deep South peace talks and replace the one appointed in 2018, two…