Malaysia

Anwar pushed to suspend, investigate Malaysia’s anti-graft chief

The anti-graft chief owned 17.7 million shares of Velocity Capital Partner worth almost US$204,000

Maybank unveiled  a five-year roadmap unveiled  that commits RM10 billion (S$3.2 billion) to technology investments.

Malaysia’s Maybank, Yinson launch first tokenised ringgit pilot for Asean cross-border payments

The project is conducted under Bank Negara Malaysia’s Digital Asset Innovation Hub

Bank Negara Malaysia intends to provide greater clarity on the use of ringgit stablecoins and tokenised deposits by the end of this year.

Malaysia central bank says to test ringgit stablecoins, tokenised deposits in 2026

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s central bank on Wednesday announced three initiatives to test real-world applications involving ringgit stablecoins and tokenised deposits in 2026.

Carsome chief business officer Aaron Kee says the company is headed towards "transforming the South-east Asian automotive ecosystem".

Carsome charges into EV resale market as electric cars gain traction in South-east Asia

With EV depreciation outpacing that of conventional cars, the e-commerce platform wants to plug the gaps for its next growth play

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) reported that exports to China fell 35.7% last year.

China’s palm oil demand to drop as cheaper alternatives rise: analysts

China is expected to continue increasing its soyoil imports which will limit demand for palm oil

The rise in December’s factory output matched the median forecast of economists surveyed in a Reuters poll.

Malaysia’s December industrial production up 4.8% y/y, matching expectations

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s industrial production rose 4.8 per cent in December from a year earlier, in line with expectations, government data showed on Monday.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the second day of Modi's official visit, in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Feb 8.

India, Malaysia renew pledges to boost trade, collaboration

Anwar and Modi witness the exchange of 11 cooperation agreements

Malaysia has emerged as South-east Asia’s main data centre hub, attracting companies from Oracle and Amazon.com to Alibaba Group Holding and ByteDance.

Malaysia draws first data centre protest over pollution, water

The Gelang Patah project is unusually close to a residential area

In Malaysia's gold-backed lending infrastructure, families can pawn gold jewellery for short-term cash.

High gold prices cause cash crunch at Malaysia pawnshops

Industry experts have observed the volatility triggering a phenomenon known as ‘overlapping’