SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attend the state funeral of former Malaysian prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on April 15 in Kuala Lumpur, said the Singapore Prime Minister’s Office. SM Lee will be accompanied by his wife Ho Ching and officials from Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tun Abdullah died on April 14, aged...
PETALING JAYA: If the 24% reciprocal tariff by the United States on Malaysia were to take effect in the near term, this will raise the chances of Bank Negara revising the benchmark lending rate – the overnight policy rate (OPR). Most experts, however, said the central bank is unlikely to lower the rates solely on tariffs...
KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese President Xi Jinping will undertake a three-day state visit to Malaysia starting Tuesday (April 15). The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) said the visit from April 15 to 17 is at the invitation of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia. During his visit, Xi will be accorded a state welcoming ceremony, followed by an...
IPOH: Individuals found guilty of littering offences will soon be required to perform mandatory community service while wearing a designated green uniform, says Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming. Nga stated that the order to introduce community service penalties for littering offences has been tabled in parliament and is expected to pass in the...
NAY PYI TAW (Myanmar): The Special Search and Rescue Team of Malaysia (SMART) to assist earthquake victims in Myanmar will end its operations and return home on Monday. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said that apart from the search and rescue (SAR) operation by SMART having ended, it needs to be stopped because no more survivors...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has been successfully elected to the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) for the term 2026-2030 during the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Meeting in New York on April 4, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry. It said Malaysia’s four-year term will commence at the 60th CPD Session in 2026...
JAKARTA,(Xinhua): Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs has announced that Indonesia was working closely with Malaysia to respond to new reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States. According to a press release issued by the ministry Friday, the announcement came following a series of high-level meetings between Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and senior...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has been successfully elected to the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) for the term 2026-2030 during the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Meeting in New York on April 4, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry. It said Malaysia’s four-year term will commence at the 60th CPD Session in 2026...
PETALING JAYA: Key measures to help Malaysia withstand the coming global tariff storm from the United States (US) are currently under discussion, says the Investment, Trade And Industry Ministry. The ministry said among the measures being explored include possibly diversifying Malaysia’s current trade and investment interests as well as strengthening the country’s supply chains. It also said...
PETALING JAYA: Pakistan's investments in Malaysia have grown to about US$397mil, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. In a Facebook post after a call with his Pakistan counterpart Shehbaz Sharif on Monday (March 31), the Prime Minister said he welcomed more investments from Pakistan, especially in agriculture, petrochemicals and the biomass industry. Anwar said he had spoken to...
