

Malaysia
Malaysia
Malaysian PM Muhyiddin accused of power grab after Parliament suspended
In explaining why Malaysia needed to suspend democracy for the first time in half a century to fight the pandemic, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin assured the nation he wasn’t staging a military co
January 13, 2021
Malaysia

Top Glove must be more responsible
We think that when a company spends over RM1 billion to buy back its shares within a very short period of time, it gives the impression of trying to influence the stock price — whether that is the
November 27, 2020
Malaysia

Muhyiddin tests his premiership in hung parliament on key budget vote
Uncertain whether Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s political rivals will resist the temptation to bring him down, Malaysia’s government is set to unveil a 2021 budget on Friday aimed at cushioning
November 09, 2020
Malaysia

Glove makers increasingly pull their weight on the KLCI
Malaysian glove makers are threatening to supplant the once-mighty gaming companies in the nation’s benchmark equity index, thanks to the spectacular rally in their shares.
October 16, 2020
Malaysia

'Wait and see' if Anwar’s majority claim is true: Mahathir
Leadership in the West is crumbling, says former prime minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Mohamad, pointing to frayed relations within the European Union and the upcoming US elections.
September 23, 2020
Malaysia

Malaysia ex-finance minister Lim Guan Eng arrested on corruption charges regarding Penang undersea tunnel project
Malaysia’s former finance minister Lim Guan Eng was arrested on Thursday in connection with corruption allegations over a US$1.5 billion ($2.05 billion) undersea tunnel project, state news agency B
August 07, 2020
Malaysia

Al Jazeera's KL office raided over controversial documentary on migrant dormitory
Since June 10, Malaysian police authorities have been investigating the KL office of Qatari state-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera over a 25-minute “controversial” documentary about the migrant workers
August 04, 2020
Malaysia

Pivoting from consumption to production
Malaysia’s economic growth in the past 10 years has been fuelled by consumer and government spending.
July 24, 2020
Malaysia

Case study 1: Reimagining the financial services sector
Why did investments drop so sharply in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis?
July 24, 2020