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Zunaira Saieed

Malaysia Correspondent

Zunaira joined The Straits Times as a Malaysia correspondent in October 2022, after almost 10 years as a business journalist based in Kuala Lumpur. She is a PhD-qualified and multilingual journalist who has delivered news in print, digital and broadcast formats. She specialises in business and economic affairs, and has reported from Malaysia, Singapore, the UK, Japan and South Korea. Passionate about investigative journalism, she thrives on exploring new experiences and is driven by a deep curiosity about different perspectives. 

Latest articles

Malaysia to build $1.5b reservoirs, water treatment plants to boost Johor’s self-sufficiency

The reservoirs, to be built around the basins of three rivers, are expected to cost more than RM1.5 billion.

Malaysian journalist arrested for allegedly soliciting, receiving $6,000 bribe

KUALA LUMPUR, 22 Feb -- Ketua Pesuruhjaya Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM), Tan Sri Azam Baki (kiri) ketika sidang media selepas  Majlis Konvokesyen Pegawai Integriti Bertauliah (CeIO) Kali Ke-10 di Pusat Dagangan Dunia (WTC) hari ini.

Turut hadir Pengarah Akademi Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (MACA) Datuk Idris Zaharudin.

--fotoBERNAMA (2024) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

Malaysia set to grab bigger share of US glove market with new Trump tariffs on China goods

Malaysia could gain an additional 10 per cent share of the US medical glove market.

Malaysia water regulator to set strict water rules for data centres as number grows

In Malaysia, some 101 applications for data centres have been received by the government as of 2024.

Malaysia starts probe into coastal shooting incident that led to death of an Indonesian

Indonesian workers demonstrating in front of the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta on Jan 30.

Malaysia looking at LRT or tram-bus system for RTS Link to ease congestion in JB

The JB-Singapore RTS link can be seen from the Paragon Suites@ CIQ condo where Justin Yeong and Niki Lee are renting in Malaysia, photographed on February 22, 2024. 

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SunLife feature on young couples renting and living abroad while waiting for their BTO. Unmarried couple Niki Lee and Justin Yeong are renting a 2BR condo in JB, just opposite CIQ, and commute in to Singapore almost daily.

Malaysia’s KLIA aerotrain service to resume by June with new trains costing $140m

Members of the media viewing the new aerotrain during a test run at KLIA.

Chinese solar panel makers close plants, scale back production in Malaysia as US tariffs bite

Egrets rest amongst solar panels at a "fishing and light complementary solar photovoltaic base" in Jinhu County, Huaian municipality, east China's Jiangsu province on December 16, 2024. Beijing said on December 17 that plans by the United States to hike tariffs on more Chinese imports "pile errors onto errors", after Washington homed in on products including crucial solar panel components. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

Malaysia unveils tax incentives for companies in Johor-Singapore SEZ

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at Perdana Putra on Jan 7, during the Leaders' Retreat.

Timely execution of projects key to success of Johor-S’pore SEZ: Analysts

Some businesses and business groups from both countries expressed optimism about the new special economic zone.