Malaysia

Malaysia’s Cabinet orders probe into anti-graft chief Azam

He says he is fully open to being investigated and has nothing to hide

The Malaysian government and central bank project the country's economic growth to come in at between 4 and 4.5% in 2026, amid persisting uncertainties about the impact of US tariffs.

Malaysia’s economy expands 5.2% in 2025, Q4 growth hits three-year high

Bank Negara expects stronger spending, exports and a firmer ringgit to lift growth momentum into 2026

The Johor facility will serve as DayOne's regional operations and capability-building base, designed to train more than 1,000 data-centre operations engineers.

DayOne sets up Johor training hub, expands KL shared services centre

The state, the company’s entry point into Malaysia, has since grown into its largest market in the Asia-Pacific

Johor has rejected up to 30% of new data-centre applications in 2025, industry guidance published this month indicated.

Johor data centres hit ‘time to power’ bottleneck

Approvals and grid delivery delays – not generation capacity – are determining which data centre projects move ahead on schedule 

Azam told Malaysia’s New Straits Times on Tuesday that the transaction had been properly declared and that he had nothing to hide.

Anwar pushed to suspend, investigate Malaysia’s anti-graft chief

The anti-graft chief owned 17.7 million shares of Velocity Capital Partner worth almost US$204,000

Maybank unveiled  a five-year roadmap unveiled  that commits RM10 billion (S$3.2 billion) to technology investments.

Malaysia’s Maybank, Yinson launch first tokenised ringgit pilot for Asean cross-border payments

The project is conducted under Bank Negara Malaysia’s Digital Asset Innovation Hub

Bank Negara Malaysia intends to provide greater clarity on the use of ringgit stablecoins and tokenised deposits by the end of this year.

Malaysia central bank says to test ringgit stablecoins, tokenised deposits in 2026

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s central bank on Wednesday announced three initiatives to test real-world applications involving ringgit stablecoins and tokenised deposits in 2026.

Carsome chief business officer Aaron Kee says the company is headed towards "transforming the South-east Asian automotive ecosystem".

Carsome charges into EV resale market as electric cars gain traction in South-east Asia

With EV depreciation outpacing that of conventional cars, the e-commerce platform wants to plug the gaps for its next growth play

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) reported that exports to China fell 35.7% last year.

China’s palm oil demand to drop as cheaper alternatives rise: analysts

China is expected to continue increasing its soyoil imports which will limit demand for palm oil

The rise in December’s factory output matched the median forecast of economists surveyed in a Reuters poll.

Malaysia’s December industrial production up 4.8% y/y, matching expectations

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s industrial production rose 4.8 per cent in December from a year earlier, in line with expectations, government data showed on Monday.