Malaysia

No bubble, doom or trouble for Malaysia’s data centres

Some government planners worry that unchecked expansion could force difficult trade-offs

LAC Med chief executive officer Liew Yoon Poh says: "Indonesia is compelling simply by sheer size, supported by its national health insurance scheme."

LAC Med set to list on Bursa with an AI healthcare play across Malaysia and Indonesia

Group’s proposed listing will serve as a springboard to accelerate regional expansion, with Indonesia as the sole overseas focus for now

Macro trends such as the ageing population and rising incomes will boost pharmaceutical spending.

Malaysia’s retail pharmacy boom draws billion-ringgit bets as IPO pipeline builds

The catalyst – news that BIG Caring Group is weighing a blockbuster listing in Bursa Malaysia next year

Floodwaters in North Sumatra. Heavy rains in Indonesia have battered core production hubs for commodities including palm oil and pulp paper.

Where the flood line meets the bottom line for storm-hit South-east Asia

With climate volatility escalating, the region’s hard-won economic resilience is now on thin ice

Malaysia's ageing population is quietly driving a new property frontier, where senior living turns old buildings into hubs of community life.
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Not your typical 80-year-olds: Why more Malaysian seniors are trading in homes for resort-style living

Mindsets are shifting as retirees across the Causeway rethink what ageing can – and should – look like

Another outcome of discussions between the two sides was that foreign taxis would be allowed to drop off passengers anywhere outside their home country.

Singapore, Malaysia to ramp up cross-border taxi quota to 500 per country

Each nation will provide an additional quota of 100 in the beginning

Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin was charged with receiving RM176,829 (S$55,675) from a local businessman in exchange for assistance in obtaining mineral mining licences in Sabah state, among other alleged favours.

Malaysia charges PM's former aide with receiving bribes  

Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin resigned as Anwar’s senior political secretary last week

Ibtec is Johor’s 7,290-acre innovation hub in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone.

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

Bitcoin mining in Malaysia is legal as long as operators obtain power properly and pay taxes.

Bitcoin miners hunted after stealing US$1 billion of electricity from Malaysia grid

Cracking down on illegal Bitcoin mining gangs has become a cat-and-mouse game in the country

For foreign investors without currency hedges, a stronger ringgit boosts returns on Malaysian bonds.

Ringgit rally, fiscal strength fuel Malaysia’s bond momentum

For 2026, the government has set a deficit target of 3.5%