Chuah Bee Kim

"If investors go into planned industrial parks where power and water are already available, there shouldn’t be a bottleneck,” said IRDA chief executive Mohd Noorazam Osman. PHOTO: IRDA

Malaysian agency eyes pilot scheme to fast-track clearance for aviation parts in JS-SEZ

This is part of efforts to prevent execution delays of projects in the economic zone

EcoCeres’ sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility at the Tanjung Langsat Industrial Area in Pasir Gudang, Johor.  PHOTO: CHUAH BEE KIM

EcoCeres opens Malaysia’s first sustainable aviation fuel plant in Johor

This is amid the country’s push to decarbonise aviation and expand its renewable fuels footprint

Living the KLCC dream: The heart of Malaysia's financial, cultural, and commercial centre is a top pick for expats and locals alike

Malaysia’s MM2H’s new pull: Schools, second homes and a Greater China surge

The Malaysia My Second Home scheme is increasingly being used as a visa for globally mobile families

The KL-JB ETS now cuts travel time between Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru to about 4 hours and 20 minutes, compared with five to seven hours by car or existing diesel services.

KL-JB ETS rail service rush puts fares under the spotlight

Chinese New Year seats are nearly gone and Hari Raya demand is building, says rail operator KTMB

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Generic photograph of residential units in Johor Bahru, Malaysia as viewed from Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on Jan 04, 2022. 

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Can the JB-Singapore RTS link help soak up the city's 61,000 upcoming high-rise homes?

Challenge for developers and investors is timing: buying now to capture value, while also managing the risk of new supply flooding the...

Forest City’s Finance Centre and surrounding commercial area. The Securities Commission Malaysia has granted conditional approvals for six single family offices so far

From ghost town to potential wealth magnet: 6 family offices get green light to operate in Forest City

Malaysia hopes these SFOs can give the zone an economic purpose beyond a cautionary tale

 Launch of Ibrahim Technopolis, Johor’s 7,290-acre innovation hub in the JS-SEZ.  PHOTO: JLG

Johor’s Ibrahim Technopolis shifts into high gear to tap Singapore’s data centre rush

It aims to be an ‘innovation sandbox’ where companies can test solutions in a live environment before scaling regionally

 The RTS Link guideway and adjoining structures next to JB Sentral, photographed from Komtar JBCC in Johor Bahru. PHOTO: CHUAH BEE KIM

Some prime JB sites double in value as RTS fever grips Johor property

Observers caution the surge is uneven, and that the state’s property overhang could cast a shadow

Long queues formed at forex counters in a Kuala Lumpur shopping mall on November 19, as the strengthening ringgit boosted demand for foreign currency.

A stronger ringgit is unleashing Malaysians’ demand for premium travel destinations, experiences

Travel platforms and money changers say the firmer currency is loosening residents’ purse strings for trips abroad

 Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) Chairman Mohammad Faiz Azmi (left) with Amir Hamzah Azizan, Minister of Finance II, Malaysia (middle) at the batik making demonstration held alongside ACMF International Conference 2025 PHOTO: ACMF

Asean’s new ESG rulebook faces a reality check

The ACMF Action Plan 2026-2030 is positioned as a road map for credible, comparable disclosures in the region