PM: Malaysia as ASEAN chair 2025 to breathe new life into ASEAN-led forums
For Malaysia, the forums included the East Asia Summit, the ASEAN Regional Forum and the ASEAN Defence Minister's Meeting (ADMM)-Plus.
Thu Mar 07 2024
Transport Ministry working to enhance Port Klang's role as regional transshipment hub
The Transport Ministry is striving to further strengthen Port Klang's role as a leading goods transshipment hub in the Asean region.
Sat Oct 07 2023
Malaysia confident IPEF will strengthen Indo-Pacific economic cooperation
Malaysia is confident that the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) will strengthen economic cooperation between countries in the Indo-Pacific and the ASEAN region.
Thu May 26 2022
KL future development plans should transcend administrative boundaries - Expert
Future development plans for Kuala Lumpur should transcend its local authority's administrative boundaries to ensure the federal capital remains competitive with other cities in the ASEAN region.
Tue Feb 01 2022
UTM faculty now ASEAN disaster management hub
The MJIIT, a faculty under UTM campus here and the first Japanese engineering-oriented education institution established in Malaysia, has been elevated to become a disaster management hub in ASEAN.
Sun Jan 23 2022
ACGF plays crucial role in boosting ASEAN green development - MoF
The ACGF provides the impetus needed by AMS to bridge the viability gap for green infrastructure projects in the ASEAN region.
Fri Oct 29 2021
28th ASEAN Regional Forum spotlights dialogue, responsibility, cooperation goodwill
The meeting approved 38 activities in such areas as peacekeeping, marine waste, the law of the sea and fisheries, and ferry traffic safety.
Sat Aug 07 2021
COVID-19: Active cases below 200, recovery rate among highest in ASEAN - Health DG
Equally encouraging is the fact that Malaysia's COVID-19 recovery rate of 96.4 per cent is among the highest in the ASEAN region.
Fri Jun 26 2020
13 Southeast Asian startups receive accolades at the ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards 2019
The ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards (Rice Bowl) has returned for another year of celebrating excellent start-ups within the ASEAN region.
Thu Jan 16 2020
Johor poised to become new economic powerhouse
Johor has the potential to become an economic powerhouse in Malaysia as well as the ASEAN region, as the state receives among the highest amount of investments in Malaysia.
Mon Aug 07 2017
Most drugs smuggled into M'sia sourced from 'Mr X', Asean region's drug lord
The arrest of one of South-East Asia's top drug lords, Laos national Xaysana Keopimpha by Thai police recently has enabled the authorities to unearth a lot of information on the inner workings of his
Wed Feb 01 2017
Multilateral projects and renewable energy can address energy needs of ASEAN
Multilateral projects and renewable energy can be the way forward in addressing the energy needs of the ASEAN region.
Thu Jun 02 2016
What do the next 25 years hold for the ASEAN region?
The question of how ASEAN will navigate the challenges ahead is both fascinating and critically important.
Tue May 31 2016
BMW Malaysia will start exporting s soon
BMW cars assembled in Kulim are destined for countries within the ASEAN region
Wed Apr 27 2016
S&P affirms Malaysia's foreign and local currency ratings
Standard & Poor also affirmed the 'axAAA/axA-1' ASEAN regional scale rating on Malaysia.
Mon Mar 28 2016
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case after prosecutors' request
It represents a big legal victory for Donald Trump, who won the Nov. 5 US election and is set to return to office on Jan. 20.
Tue Nov 26 2024
DHL plane crash in Lithuania leaves authorities searching for answers
Rescue services said the plane hit the ground, split into pieces and slid over 100 metres (110 yards).
Tue Nov 26 2024