“For decades, discourse surrounding Sabah’s ports has been predominantly commercial—centered on container throughput, vessel turnaround times, tariff structures, foreign investment, […]
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Indo-Pacific News, Malaysia, Maritime security, Philippines“In the Export-Import Statistics by State July 2026 report released today, DoSM said Malaysia’s total trade in July 2026 amounted
Penang, Johor, Selangor account for 79.4% of Malaysia’s total trade in July Read Post »
Economics, Indo-Pacific News, Malaysia, Trade“The Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Free Trade Zone – Perlis Inland Clearance Depot (PIP) has handled 100,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs)
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Indo-Pacific News, Indonesia, Logistics, Malaysia“China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) Tianjin Rail Transit Operation Co., Ltd. has secured the infrastructure maintenance project for the East
“Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim pledged to bolster Malaysia’s defences, citing concerns over a US-backed Philippine military outpost just kilometres
Malaysia raises concerns over US-backed Philippine military base Read Post »
Defense, Indo-Pacific News, Malaysia, Philippines“Maybank and the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand access to the Johor-Singapore Special
Malaysia: Maybank, SMF partner to accelerate manufacturers’ growth through JS-SEZ, ASEAN Read Post »
Economics, Indo-Pacific News, Malaysia, Singapore“The mission, which involves 26 Malaysian companies, features the Malaysia-Cambodia Business Seminar and business-to-business (B2B) meetings to connect Malaysian companies
Malaysia-Cambodia business mission targets RM100M in potential trade Read Post »
Cambodia, Indo-Pacific News, Malaysia, Trade“Penang plans to shift from its current dominance in assembly and testing activities towards high-value upstream activities such as chip
Malaysia: Penang eyes becoming leading ASEAN semiconductor design hub by 2040 Read Post »
ASEAN, Indo-Pacific News, Malaysia, Technology“The simplified dual initial public offering (IPO) listing framework between Malaysia and Hong Kong will take effect next month, further
Malaysia-Hong Kong dual IPO listing framework to take effect next month Read Post »
Finance, Hong Kong, Indo-Pacific News, Malaysia“The partnership is built on strong industrial complementarity. Longhua’s strengths as a manufacturing and foreign trade powerhouse, with more than
“Melaka is strengthening its role in Malaysia’s semiconductor industry through greater collaboration between government agencies, industry leaders and financial institutions.”
“Malaysia’s population is estimated to reach 34.4 million in 2026, up from 34.2 million last year, while 12 states have
