Malaysia morning news for December 3

Malaysia wants to spend RM5 million to study the possibility of building a third bridge with Singapore The third bridge between Singapore and Malaysia may not be coming so soon, but a RM5 million (S$1.6 […]

Malaysia wants to spend RM5 million to study the possibility of building a third bridge with Singapore The third bridge between Singapore and Malaysia may not be coming so soon, but a RM5 million (S$1.6 […]

Sabah requests devolution of power in five types of tourism licenses from federal govt The Sabah Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment hopes the request for devolution of power from the Federal government to approve […]

Plastic waste recycling factories sanctioned by DoE Like an infection, the plastic waste malice has spread beyond the ports. Recycling plants in this industrial town have become the latest flashpoint of this environmental problem. — […]

Penang making efforts to ship over 200 containers of plastics to origin countries Forty-two containers of plastic waste that are due to be shipped back to the United Kingdom account for just a fraction of […]

CM: Malaysia cannot be too dependent on fossil fuels, renewable energy is the way forward Malaysia has to relook at its energy policy if it were to achieve a ‘Clean Malaysia’ status, said Chief Minister […]

UK to take back 42 containers of plastic scrap illegally shipped to Malaysia Britain will take back 42 containers filled with plastic waste that had been illegally shipped to Malaysia, authorities said on Monday. — […]

Malaysia considers purchase of Indian jet fighters Malaysia has expressed interest in purchasing India’s Tejas multi-role combat aircraft, despite strained ties with New Delhi over Kashmir. — Nikkei Asian Review (paywall) Saifuddin Nasution: Franchise industry […]

How Islamic finance can work with fintech to promote financial inclusion in Malaysia Islamic finance has recently gained popularity in the Southeast Asian market due to its advantages. Apart from being a promising instrument to […]

Malaysia in talks with partners to produce palm oil-based bio-jet fuel Malaysia aims to start producing palm oil-based bio-jet fuel within five years and is in talks with several potential partners about setting up a […]

New law to regulate dams nationwide in pipeline, says minister The Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry is drawing up a law to regulate the country’s 104 dams as currently there is none that specifically […]

Malaysia’s pledge to embrace automation, e-payments and Industrial Revolution 4.0 tops employment needs in 2020 Steering Malaysia in the direction of progress in the decade ahead is the constant drive towards a cashless society and […]

RMAF doing due diligence on procurement of maritime patrol aircraft, UAVS The Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM) has already started the due diligence process to procure maritime patrol aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), said […]