Country's manufacturers ramping up efforts to diversify export markets despite trade truce with US

Manufacturing sector concentrated in Selangor, Penang, Johor escaped significant disruption, says Moody's

Deputy minister urges locally dictated development of both fields, not just one or the other

Miti cites approved investments for 2024, performance of the first half of 2025 as proof

Tengku Zafrul says move will help create high-value jobs, strengthen domestic linkages

PM says govt, industry, stakeholders must join hands to shape Malaysia’s economic future

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — Eleven manufacturing projects worth RM11.3 billion have been approved and have begun operations nationwide under the Madani government’s leadership.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures price changes at the producer level, went down further by 4.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in June, after a 3.6 per cent decline the previous month, said the Statistics Department today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — The manufacturing sector’s sales value rose 2.4 per cent on-year to RM158.7 billion in May from 4.7 per cent on-year growth from April, said the Statistic Department (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — The construction industry in Southeast Asia (SEA) is set to experience robust growth, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.2 per cent from 2024 to 2028, according to Kaspersky.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — Business conditions in the Malaysian manufacturing sector moved closer to stabilisation at the end of the first half of 2025, said S&P Global Market Intelligence.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Malaysia’s manufacturing sector sales value rose 3.7 per cent on-year at RM164.3 billion in March, compared with a 4.7 per cent on-year growth at RM153.1 billion in February, said the Statistics Department.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — Malaysia’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) eased to 48.6 in April from 48.8 in March, as manufacturers cut back on purchases and drew down stocks of raw materials and finished goods amid a lack of new orders, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — Strategies to assist persons with disabilities (PwD) in gaining proper employment access are expected to be the focus of today's Dewan Rakyat sitting.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Seven states surpassed the nation’s manufacturing industry capacity utilisation of 81.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2024 (4Q 2023: 79.9 per cent) with the first three states being Labuan at 97.9 per, followed by Johor (84.8 per cent), and Pahang (84.6 per cent).

TANJUNG MALIM, Feb 7 — Proton Holdings Bhd has begun constructing a new electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant at its hi-tech facility here today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Malaysia's manufacturing sector is expected to sustain positive growth, supported by resilient domestic demand and gradual improvements in supply chain conditions, according to Public Investment Bank Bhd (PIVB).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 48.6 in December 2024 from 49.2 in November, with cost increases at their slowest pace in over four-and-a-half years, since June 2020.

JAKARTA, Dec 5 — Tech giant Apple plans to invest US$1 billion (RM4.43 billion) in a manufacturing plant in Indonesia that produces components for smartphones and other products, Indonesia’s investment minister said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — The development of a special industrial cluster in the manufacturing sector in the central region needs to be prioritised as a strategic initiative of the Madani Government to strengthen the country’s position as an investment hub, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.