Costa: EU seeks stronger Asean ties, aims to revive stalled trade talks with Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — The European Union (EU) is looking to deepen its strategic partnership with Asean by advancing free trade negotiations and strengthening supply chain cooperation for stronger economic ties that benefit both regions amid a...

General : Malaysia Ready To Share Rural Development Experience With Timor-Leste

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia is committed to sharing its experience in rural development with Timor-Leste, ASEAN’s newest member state, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Rural and Regional Development...

47th ASEAN Summit: Malaysia’s Hospitality, Professionalism Leave Lasting Impression On Media Delegates

By Maizatul Jamny Muhammad Rosli and Nur Syuhada Yusof KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- As the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits draw to a close today, international media representatives covering the week-long event are departing Kuala...

General : 47th ASEAN Summit: Malaysia’s Hospitality, Professionalism Leave Lasting Impression On Media Delegates

By Maizatul Jamny Muhammad Rosli and Nur Syuhada Yusof KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- As the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits draw to a close today, international media representatives covering the week-long event are departing Kuala...

Scientists Are Rethinking Coffee — and It Has Nothing to Do With How You Drink It

Scientists are finding that spent coffee grounds — the waste remaining after brewing — can reinforce concrete and reduce landfill waste. When transformed into a carbon-rich “biochar,” the grounds make cement up to 30% stronger while providing an...

Malaysia, US ink trade deal enhancing America’s access to rare earths 

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia inked a trade deal with the US with President Donald Trump in attendance on the sidelines of the 47th Asean Summit on Oct 26, locking in a 19 per cent tariff rate that was agreed back in August. The deal included several...

Huawei Digital Power Helps ASEAN Achieve Zero-Carbon Transformation with All-Scenario Grid Forming Technologies

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (ANTARA/PRNewswire)- The ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF-25) was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from October 15 to 17, with the theme of "Powering ASEAN: Bridging Boundaries, Building Prosperity." Focusing on regional...

Malaysia’s workforce balances ambition, rising pay expectations and CSR priorities

Malaysian professionals are sending a clear message to employers, ambition without purpose is not enough, and neither is purpose without progression. The newly released Reeracoen x Rakuten Insight APAC Workforce Whitepaper 2025 surveyed over...

IMF Takes Lessons From Malaysia And ASEAN To Strengthen Global Policy Framework - Chief

By M. Saraswathi KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has drawn key policy insights from Malaysia and the wider ASEAN region to manage external shocks as the Washington-based agency works to strengthen its global...

General : IMF Takes Lessons From Malaysia And ASEAN To Strengthen Global Policy Framework - Chief

By M. Saraswathi KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has drawn key policy insights from Malaysia and the wider ASEAN region to manage external shocks as the Washington-based agency works to strengthen its global...

Grab Malaysia Extends Warm Welcome To ASEAN Leaders & Delegates For The 47th ASEAN Summit

Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. As a strategic partner to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Grab Malaysia proudly welcomes ASEAN leaders, delegates, and media...

Bursa Malaysia ends morning session lower, investors lock in gains

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session lower on profit-taking in utilities, industrial and consumer products sectors, after yesterday’s gains. At 12.30pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 6.18...

The Scam Stops Here: How CelcomDigi and Meta Are Training Malaysia’s New Digital Guardians

By The Malketeer In an age where digital con jobs are getting smarter than your phone, CelcomDigi, Meta, and the Ministry of Communications are betting on something even smarter — Malaysia’s young creators. Last week, a fresh cohort of 35...

Malaysia warns ASEAN neutrality eroding

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia's foreign minister warned his counterparts from Southeast Asia that the space for neutrality is shrinking in a region...

ICAC’s first-ever AI and technologies training in anti-corruption brings together 22 ACAs to leverage innovations in graft fighting

HONG KONG, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Representatives from 22 anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) across 16 jurisdictions globally yesterday (October 22) completed a 10-day “Professional Development Programme on Empowering Integrity: Mastering...

Australia’s Albanese on official visit to Malaysia, to co-chair 3rd leaders’ meeting

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese undertakes an official visit to Malaysia on Tuesday after attending the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits in the capital here. The visit, at the invitation of Prime Minister...

Monash University to open second Malaysia campus

Australia’s biggest university is planning a twin for its most established branch campus, as international education’s centre of gravity drifts from the Anglophone old guard to the gun economies of Asia. Monash University says its new Malaysian...

MIDA: RM12.79bil investments at Osaka Expo signal Japanese confidence in Malaysia’s green, semicon sectors

OSAKA: The Malaysian Investment Development Authority’s (MIDA) success in attracting RM12.79 billion in potential investments from Japanese companies at Expo 2025 Osaka signals a strong vote of confidence in Malaysia’s industrial ecosystem,...

Monash University Malaysia to build RM2.8b campus at TRX, opening in 2032

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Monash University Malaysia will invest RM2.8 billion to develop a new campus in the heart of Kuala Lumpur in partnership with Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) master developer TRX City, marking the Australian institution’s...

All That Money Cannot Buy: Patterns of Satisfaction in Malaysia’s Happiness Index

Malaysia’s Happiness Index shows that ploughing resources into health, family life, education and faith yields dividends. Malaysia has joined the company of countries which have attempted to survey levels of happiness among their citizens. The...