Malaysian economy

KL stands by Q4 launch of Johor-S’pore SEZ blueprint despite state govt urging earlier release

An artist’s impression of Thomson Medical Group’s mega development in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone.

Malaysian ringgit expected to weaken further against Singdollar in 2026

The ringgit has weakened by 0.2 per cent against the Singdollar so far in 2026 after strengthening by 4 per cent in 2025.

Johor state election expected to boost its economy

Local Johor businesses said that they have begun seeing encouraging increases in customers since the date of the state election was announced on June 12.

Penang chipmakers cheer soaring demand even as gamers feel the pain

Micron’s facility in Batu Kawan, in Penang state, is the giant memory chipmaker's largest in Malaysia.

How rising diesel prices from Iran conflict have slowed down a once-booming sector in Malaysia

Two tractors constructing a road in Jenjarom, Selangor, on May 7. The site's developer said he paid an additional RM100,000 (S$32,400) for bitumen because of the Iran war-related petrochemical price hike.

Malaysians selling meals below $2 find it harder to stay sustainable

Some 15,000 food outlets had joined Malaysia's Rahmah Menu initiative in 2023 to provide meals as cheap as RM5 (S$1.60).

Malaysia’s anti-graft agency to quiz ex-minister Rafizi Ramli over deal with British chip giant Arm

Mr Rafizi Ramli has grown to become a major critic of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in recent months after quitting the cabinet in mid-2025.

On the board but frozen out: The Taib family feud tearing Sarawak construction giant apart

Longest-serving chief minister Taib Mahmud’s legacy looms large over Sarawak as a family feud over his estate threatens to expose skeleton’s in the eastern state’s political closet.

Malaysia’s economic growth dips to 5.3% on early signs of Iran war fallout; inflation ticks up

Supply disruptions and higher fuel prices caused by prolonged conflict in the Middle East poses risks to Malaysia's growth and inflation outlook.

Field Notes from Kuala Lumpur

Malaysians quietly stockpile staples as energy crisis fuelled by Iran war tests Anwar

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim looking at essential goods being sold at the newly opened MADANI Mart grocery store in Indera Mahkota 8, Kuantan, on April 4.

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