Europe can leverage open market policies facilitated by the Asean FTA, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, and Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, he said …
Singaporean tycoon Akbar Khan questioned amid Malaysia’s graft probe on ex-finance minister Daim
A probe into Malaysia’s former finance minister Daim Zainuddin has widened further, and now involves Singaporean businessman and prominent Malaysia property developer Akbar Khan. CNA has learnt that …
Consumer boycott widens to include Israeli dates as Muslims in Malaysia, Indonesia observe Ramadan
Chat groups are warning Muslims to be alert when buying dates – a sweet fruit eaten to break fast during Ramadan – after some were repackaged in Malaysia to hide their origin.
Malaysia calls up Singapore businessman Akbar Khan in Daim-linked investigation
Mr Khan has been ordered to declare his assets and financial holdings of his family, Malaysia’s anti-graft agency said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Labour migration from Bangladesh to Malaysia declines
Labour migration from Bangladesh to Malaysia fell dramatically in the past months following Malaysia’s suspension of issuing electronic visas for aspiring migrants amid huge …
Five Petroleum Malaysia establishes landmark partnership to revolutionise recreational vehicle travel in Southeast Asia
Five Petroleum Malaysia successfully establishes a groundbreaking partnership with a renowned German caravan and campervan manufacturer during a trade mission in Germany.
How Malaysia Airlines came back from twin tragedies
Ten years ago, Malaysia Airlines was devastated by the twin disasters of MH370 and MH17. Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disappeared over the Indian Ocean on 8 March 2014 with 239 people on …
Malaysia’s outrage over cultural sensibilities is the new normal in politics
Calls for several Chinese “new villages” to get Unesco status and a pork rib soup to be a heritage dish have sparked a cultural clash in Malaysia.
Can Europe Save Forests Without Killing Jobs in Malaysia?
A new regulation aims to rid the palm oil supply chain of imports that come from former forestland. Southeast Asian countries say it threatens livelihoods.
Malaysia’s anti-graft agency turns up the heat on Singaporean businessman over decades-old multi-million dollar transactions
Property developer Akbar Khan was temporarily detained and questioned by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. The 83-year-old played a key role in the late 1990s in the repatriation of frozen …