KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and the Philippines share the stance that all humanitarian assistance to Myanmar must be delivered without discrimination or restrictions, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said this was agreed upon during a telephone conversation with Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr on Friday (May 2). Anwar said during the conversation with the...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (April 23) played up prospects of a "fair deal" on trade with China, but his top officials offered few details of how Washington might de-escalate its damaging tariff war with Beijing. Trump told reporters his country would have a "fair deal with China," adding that "everything's active" when asked...
U.S. trade officials finalized steep tariff levels on most solar cells from Southeast Asia, a key step toward wrapping up a year-old trade case in which American manufacturers accused Chinese companies of flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods. The case was brought last year by Korea's Hanwha Qcells , Arizona-based First Solar Inc and several...
JAKARTA: 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. He added that he believes that strengthened and enhanced people-to-people relations could bring political dividends as well as business and trade returns for...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia and the European Free Trade Association (Efta) have successfully concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), says Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz. Efta comprises Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The Investment, Trade and Industry Minister said this marks a significant milestone in Malaysia's international trade agenda. Zafrul said the agreement, formally known as the...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will adopt various proactive measures based on a 'whole-of-nation' approach to counter the impact of the newly imposed US tariffs, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister's senior press secretary Tunku Nashrul Abaidah said despite facing global economic uncertainty, Malaysia's economic resilience was strong and capable of weathering the impact...
MELAKA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he is engaging senior figures close to US President Donald Trump, to initiate discussions over the recently imposed 24% tariffs on Malaysian exports to the country. "I have personally reached out to individuals who have strong connections with Trump," he said during the Madani Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration...
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...
MELAKA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he is engaging senior figures close to US President Donald Trump, to initiate discussions over the recently imposed 24% tariffs on Malaysian exports to the country. "I have personally reached out to individuals who have strong connections with Trump," he said during the Madani Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration...
PETALING JAYA: Following the announcement of reciprocal tariffs by the United States, Malaysians seek clarification whether this will have any bearing on their day-to-day matters. Many are also unsure of what the tariffs will mean for regular Malaysians and hope that the government can explain the possible impact. Operations manager Johnson Wong, 35, asked whether there is...
