Malaysia morning news for August 21

Malaysia morning news for August 21

China, Malaysia sign MOU on bilateral currency swap agreement China and Malaysia signed a memorandum of understanding on a bilateral currency swap agreement on Monday (Aug 20), as part of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s […]

Malaysia morning news for August 20

Malaysia morning news for August 20

Dr. M Talks Tech With Alibaba’s Ma Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, also known as Dr. M, met with the founder of China’s largest e-commerce enterprise Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, at the company’s headquarters in […]

Malaysia morning news for August 17

Malaysia morning news for August 17

Malaysian parliament throws out law against ‘fake news’ Malaysia’s parliament on Thursday (Aug 16) repealed a law against “fake news” introduced this year by the administration of former prime minister Najib Razak. — Channel NewsAsia […]

Malaysia morning news for August 16

Malaysia morning news for August 16

Govt urged to formulate strategy to strengthen construction sector Former Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed has urged the government to formulate a strategy to stabilise and strengthen the country’s construction […]

Malaysia morning news for August 15

Malaysia morning news for August 15

AirAsia sells online travel agency stake for RM240mil AirAsia Bhd is selling its entire 25% stake in online travel agency AAE Travel Pte Ltd to joint-venture (JV) partner Expedia Southeast Asia Pte Ltd for RM240mil […]

Malaysia morning news for August 14

Malaysia morning news for August 14

Malaysia eyes more than 10-fold hike in Singapore water deal Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Monday he is seeking to hike the price of water sold to the neighbouring country of Singapore by more than […]

Malaysia morning news for August 13

Malaysia morning news for August 13

Malaysia, Indonesia Agree On Joint Production Of New ASEAN Car Indonesia and Malaysia have reached a deal to set up a joint venture to produce the first fully local-made vehicle for domestic use and sale […]

Malaysia morning news for August 10

Malaysia morning news for August 10

Malaysia LNG exports hit 4-year low on pipeline issues — Sources Malaysia’s exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fell to a four-year low in July as domestic gas pipeline issues plaguing the country since January […]

Malaysia morning news for August 9

Malaysia morning news for August 9

Malaysia’s Ex-PM Najib Faces 125 Years Jail Time If Found Guilty On All 1MDB Charges Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak could be jailed up to 125 years and fined a total of 210 million […]

Malaysia morning news for August 8

Malaysia morning news for August 8

Malaysia’s former PM Najib to be charged under anti-money laundering act: agency Malaysia’s former prime minister, Najib Razak, will be charged in court on Wednesday under the anti-money laundering act, the anti-graft agency said in […]

Malaysia morning news for August 7

Malaysia morning news for August 7

Malaysia: Indonesia returns yacht at center of graft probe Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Monday that Indonesia has handed over a luxury yacht allegedly bought with money stolen from the multibillion-dollar looting of a […]

Malaysia morning news for August 6

Malaysia morning news for August 6

Malaysia to take possession of 1MDB-linked yacht from Indonesia Malaysia is making ‘some arrangement’ with Indonesia to take ownership of a luxury yacht linked to a multi-billion dollar financial scandal, a government spokesman said Sunday. […]