Tan Ai Leng
MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT
Tan Ai Leng is Malaysia correspondent at The Business Times, where her reporting encompasses a diverse array of subjects within the country. Her prior experience includes a role at The Edge Malaysia.
Malaysia’s Axis Reit buys Penang site for RM800 million, largest industrial property deal in 2025
This deal alone nearly matches the total value of industrial property transactions in Penang in the first half of 2025
Battersea Power Station: What to know about Malaysia’s landmark UK investment
Once an empty industrial shell, the 90-year-old abandoned coal plant was revived under one of Malaysia’s biggest-ever overseas projects
Malaysia’s US trade deal: what it means for SMEs, exporters and manufacturers
Pact offers improved access for Malaysian exporters and makes US products more affordable for businesses, consumers
Microsoft launches second cloud region in Johor Bahru, boosting Malaysia data-centre development
This cloud region aims to support regional-scale workloads, multinational users and data-intensive AI systems
Kuok Group’s Allgreen Properties revamps Johor Bahru City Square to tap RTS link
Group bought back majority stake it sold to GIC 20 years ago; multi-phase redevelopment to be completed by end 2027
South-east Asia evolving into multi-hub industrial network: Roland Berger
Its vast reserves of critical minerals, and booming consumer market, could be the region’s strongest bargaining chip in a world hungry for both...
Malaysia leads Asean to peace, trade and unity with Trump in the room
Despite the progress, the bloc remains fragmented, Washington’s protectionist stance continues to loom, and much work still lies ahead
Trump hails Thai-Cambodia peace deal, says he has ended ‘8 wars’
In a separate joint statement, Malaysia pledges to keep rare earth exports ‘free-flow’ to US
Asean Summit: Timor-Leste’s entry completes Asean family, says Anwar
Trump attends summit in KL in his first visit to the region since he began his second term
Asean Summit: Trump’s KL visit puts South-east Asia’s neutrality to the test
His visit comes as regional leaders gather under the theme ‘Inclusion and Sustainability’