Malaysia and the European Union have announced the resumption of negotiations for a free trade deal, 12 years after talks were put on hold over a disagreement related to the Southeast Asian country's palm oil industry.

A takeover offer for Malaysia Airports Holdings by a consortium comprising the country's sovereign wealth fund and BlackRock has been extended for a third time this month to Feb. 4, a stock exchange filing on Monday showed.

China, which was Malaysia’s largest foreign direct investor in 2022, saw its investments plummet from RM55.4 billion to RM14.5 billion in 2023, dropping to the fifth-largest investor, according to data from the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida).

TiPM/MRANTI is redefining the nation’s innovation landscape - bridging research and commercialisation to shape a future powered by technology and sustainability.

Malaysia has appointed a new ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to try and implement the regional bloc’s stalled peace plan for the war-torn country.

As Malaysia exits an era of political turmoil, its fifth prime minister in the last six years is pushing to transform the country into a tech hub.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Live Nation Malaysia has announced that Babymonster will perform in Kuala Lumpur on June 21, 2025, as part of their first world tour, ‘Hello Monsters’.

Malaysia achieved total trade of RM2.879 trillion in 2024, which was a 9.2% increase over the value of shipments in 2023 on the back of continued growth in both exports and imports.

Malaysia is aiming to re-establish itself as a leading cocoa hub in Asia, with Sabah playing a vital role in this ambition, says Deputy Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.

Andrew Taylor, 70, said he would've had to continue working if he'd stayed in the US. Some older Americans are still working because they can't afford to retire.

The analyst expects Malaysia’s economy to grow at a moderately slower rate in 2025, especially after the it beat expectations last year. “Export gains from frontloaded inventories due to U.S. tariffs in the first half of 2025 may taper off later,” Cheah says.