Malaysia and the European Union have announced the resumption of negotiations for a free trade deal, 12 years after talks were put on hold over a disagreement related to the Southeast Asian country's palm oil industry.

A takeover offer for Malaysia Airports Holdings by a consortium comprising the country's sovereign wealth fund and BlackRock has been extended for a third time this month to Feb. 4, a stock exchange filing on Monday showed.

Malaysia’s exports rose 16.9 per cent in December, above market expectations, government data showed on Monday (Jan 20). Read more at The Business Times.

TiPM/MRANTI is redefining the nation’s innovation landscape - bridging research and commercialisation to shape a future powered by technology and sustainability.

Malaysia achieved total trade of RM2.879 trillion in 2024, which was a 9.2% increase over the value of shipments in 2023 on the back of continued growth in both exports and imports.

Malaysia is aiming to re-establish itself as a leading cocoa hub in Asia, with Sabah playing a vital role in this ambition, says Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.

Bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Malaysia are expected to deepen through new avenues for collaboration and investment, said Shabbir A Khan, president of the Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI).

As Malaysia exits an era of political turmoil, its fifth prime minister in the last six years is pushing to transform the country into a tech hub.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers hold a closed-doors retreat in Malaysia on Sunday, as the country hosts its first meeting as chair of the regional bloc ASEAN amid an intensifying civil war in Myanmar and confrontations in the South China Sea.

KUALA LUMPUR] Seven Bank, the banking arm of the 7-Eleven Group and Japan’s largest digital bank, has officially entered the Malaysian market in a move aimed at expanding its presence in South-east Asia by tapping into 7-Eleven Malaysia’s network of 2,

Southeast Asia’s economic growth is expected to go into overdrive in 2025, with Asean markets leading the way. According to an Asia House report, Vietnam and Philippines will remain key growth drivers.

The analyst expects Malaysia’s economy to grow at a moderately slower rate in 2025, especially after the it beat expectations last year. “Export gains from frontloaded inventories due to U.S. tariffs in the first half of 2025 may taper off later,” Cheah says.