KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — American tech giants Intel and Oracle have raised concerns about the impact of the United States’ tariffs on their operations in Malaysia, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
ZURICH, April 22 — Roche said today that it would invest US$50 billion (RM219 billion) in the United States over the next five years, creating more than 12,000 new jobs, in the latest massive investment by companies reacting to President Donald Trump’s tariffs policy.
PUTRAJAYA, April 22 — A special Dewan Rakyat sitting will be held on May 5 to discuss the United States’ retaliatory tariffs on Malaysia.
JAKARTA, April 21 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has proposed that relations between Malaysians and Indonesians should not be limited to government-to-government and business-to-business ties, but rather be focused on people-to-people relations.
KUCHING, April 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that Malaysians must prioritise maintaining the country's stability to effectively face global challenges, ensuring the nation's resilience and competitiveness.
TORONTO, April 19 — Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said that China is one of the largest threats with respect to foreign interference in Canada and is an emerging threat in the Arctic.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The ringgit is expected to trade flat next week, potentially trading at around RM4.41 to RM4.42, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The United States' (US) tariff announcement has presented Malaysia with an opportunity to carry out a strategic overhaul to further strengthen the national economy, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
PETALING JAYA, April 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia requires a quantum leap if it aspires to become a developed nation.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — The ringgit eased against the United States (US) dollar at the close today following the announcement of a lower-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimate for Malaysia for the first quarter (1Q) of 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Malaysia's economy is forecast to grow by 4.5 per cent in 2025, although growth could slow to between 3.5 per cent and four per cent if trade tensions escalate, said RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB).
BANGKOK, April 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reaffirmed that Asean rejects any form of unilaterally imposed tariffs, stating that such measures contradict the spirit of multilateralism.
WASHINGTON, April 18 — US President Donald Trump yesterday signalled a potential end to the tit-for-tat tariff hikes between the US and China that shocked markets, and that a deal over the fate of social media platform TikTok may have to wait.
BANGKOK, April 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra have reaffirmed their commitment to addressing the issue of United States tariffs collectively at the Asean level.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Investment, Trade, and Industry (Miti) Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz is set to meet United States (US) Trade Representative (USTR), Jamieson Greer and other relevant officials in Washington on April 24, to discuss the reciprocal tariff imposed on Malaysia.
MOSCOW, April 17 — The trade war initiated by United States (US) President Donald Trump could cost Germany €290 billion (RM1.45 trillion) by 2028 — equivalent to an annual loss of 1.6 per cent of the country's gross domestic product.
By Media Selangor Team SHAH ALAM, April 17 — Malaysia and China have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening economic cooperation under a renewed Five-Year Programme for Economic and Trade Cooperation (2024–2028), as both nations seek to strengthen bilateral ties amidst the United States’ (US)...
PHNOM PENH, April 17 — Cambodia is betting on more financial support from China, including for infrastructure, as President Xi Jinping visits the country today at the end of a three-nation trip in Southeast Asia, a Cambodian government spokesman said.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Thursday, but trading remained range-bound as traders continued to monitor uncertainties surrounding US tariff policies.
BOSTON/LONDON, April 16 — Global shares fell today, with gold trading at record highs and the dollar languishing, as United States restrictions on chip sales to China and continued tariff uncertainty battered tech stocks.
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