Category: Malaysia
Malaysia continues to attract inflows
Foreign investors continued to favour Malaysian stocks last week as appetite for the country’s risk assets remained strong with the market falling to an attractive [...]
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Malaysia’s PM Najib to deliver report card on his administration
Malaysia’s prime minister Najib Razak will be speaking on national television on Tuesday evening to deliver a report card on his administration. With the general [...]
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GE13 social media outreach toothless despite reach, say analysts
Although almost half of Malaysia’s population uses Facebook, the impact of political campaigns on social media and the Internet still lags behind other traditional [...]
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Misuari: Malaysia a hurdle to peace in southern Philippines
Moro National Liberation Front chair Nur Misuari has accused Malaysia of interfering in Moro Muslim affairs in southern Philippines, while saying that Kuala Lumpur had [...]
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Asian exotic fashion initiative set to debut in Malaysia
The regional fashion industry is set for more excitement, as the Asia Fashion Week (AFW) and Rainforest Fashion Initiative (RFI) will debut in Malaysia later this year. [...]
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Malaysia among nations with huge number of NCD cases
The big number of people suffering from non-communicable diseases (NCD) has put Malaysia alongside world’s top ‘unhealthy’ nations. Based on 2011 National [...]
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GE13: Show of support for TI Malaysia’s eco initiative
Barisan Nasional and opposition politicians have given their backing to the call by Transparency International (TI) Malaysia for political parties to give priority to forest [...]
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Iskandar Malaysia to propose twin airport between Senai and Changi
Iskandar Malaysia is planning to propose the twin-airport concept to Singapore in a bid to boost the aviation industry in the republic and south Johor. Iskandar Regional [...]
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1m jobs in Malaysia for Malaysian expats, group says
One million jobs are up for grabs in Malaysia at the moment and the Malaysian government is wooing its people working overseas, including those in the UAE, to return to [...]
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Toyata unit looking to expand in Malaysia
Toyota Boshoku Australia (TBA) Pty Ltd, the automobile interior system supplier arm for Japan’s Toyota Boshoku Corp (TBC), aims to increase its supply of products in [...]
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Najib announces extra one-month bonus for PNB staff
Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) staff will receive another one-month salary bonus for 2012. Prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the bonus should spur PNB personnel to [...]
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Malaysia may be violating freedom of Filipino media, says Santiago
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Sunday warned that Malaysia might be violating certain freedoms of Filipino journalists covering the Sabah crisis with its continued [...]
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Dompok to represent Malaysia in pope installation
Plantation Industry and Commodities minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok will be representing Malaysia at the installation ceremony of Pope Francis I in the Vatican City. Dompok [...]
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Malaysia, Philippines try to defuse tensions
When a group of more than 200 Filipinos entered a town in eastern Malaysia last month to reassert their centuries-old claim to the province of Sabah, it triggered a standoff [...]
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Malaysia keeps palm export tax unchanged as shipments drop
Malaysia left the tax on crude palm oil exports unchanged for April as the world’s second-largest producer seeks to boost shipments and cut near record inventories. [...]
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