The Malaysian economy is expected to grow by 5.3 per cent this year before rising to 5.5 per cent in 2014 on improved global economic environment, Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. Electronics and other
The Malaysian government will provide every school student with a laptop next year if Barisan Nasional is returned to power. Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also caretaker Education Minister, said this was
The women wings of the opposition front are wooing housewives with a pledge to give them 600 ringgit (US$196) a year through a planned Tabung Simpanan Surirumah (House-wives’ Savings Fund). This is among three
Call them the wild card in Malaysia’s looming national election. Some 2.3 million of the country’s 13.3 million registered voters – or one in five – will be entering a polling booth for the
The 12th Parliament is one of the longest in Malaysian history. Dewan Rakyat (Parliament) Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia, who received the proclamation on the dissolution, said the term of the 12th Parliament was close
Malaysians likely heaved a collective sigh of relief in reaction to Prime Minister Najib Razak’s announcement on the dissolution of Parliament yesterday morning, following months of intense speculation. For both investors and business alike,
Malaysia’s 13th General Election is officially on. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak confirmed today that King Tuanku Abdul Halim has consented to dissolution of Parliament. “I met the Agong this morning and he consented to the dissolution of Parliament,”
Tourism in Sabah, Malaysia, which had taken a hard hit from the Lahad Datu conflict, is beginning to recover, according to industry players who say tourists are coming back. Sabah Hotel sales and marketing
While the Philippines has not given up its claim to Sabah, the Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has asked Filipino barter traders to comply with fresh Malaysian regulations “notably requiring Filipinos and other foreigners”
Trade between Malaysia and Australia is expected to build up from its current double-digit growth momentum both ways, said Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) chief executive officer Dr Wong Lai Sum. Wong said