Malaysia

Total funds raised in Malaysia will reach a record level of US$40,5 billion in 2022, according to official data released by Securities Commission Malaysia, pointing out that the funds exceeded the five-year pre-pandemic average of US$27,4 billion

Iconic electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla will open an office in the country and create a network of charging stations for its cars, according to Malaysian sources

The government would be considering targeted fuel subsidies, which could exclude the rich from benefiting, according to Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan

The Melaka government has been urged to use the 2023 budget allocation for Unesco heritage sites wisely

Malaysia has no plans to reintroduce a Goods and Services Tax (GST) or another large-scale consumption tax, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim

More than 100 people have lost more than RM4,6 million (€989.000) since 2018 to online rewards scam

The Malaysian government will work to gradually lower the national debt and reduce the fiscal gap without resorting to tax increases that hurt the poor, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said

Former Malaysian Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said he is considering running for the post of president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the party's next elections, which are expected to be held by the middle of this year

The country is testing all incoming travelers for fever: a response to the Covid-19 surge in China that widens the spectrum of the measures taken by a number of other nations, which are mainly testing Chinese visitors for Covid-19 only

The National Security Council of the Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia has appointed a Nigerian professor, AbdulRauf Ambali, from Kwara State University (KWASU), to the country's National Security Index

Bursa Malaysia recently launched Malaysia's first voluntary carbon market, the Bursa Carbon Exchange, despite a growing global commitment to zero greenhouse gas emissions and increased awareness of sustainable finance

Melaka government should focus on bridging inequalities in access to healthcare - screening and treatment for middle and low-income groups should be enhanced - instead of building the bridge from the city of Masjid Tanah to Indonesia, said a state MP

Ni Hsin launched an electric motor in Malaysia, in line with its commitment to environmental, social and governance agenda; two motorbike models presented are imported and assembled at the company's production facilities in Seri Kembangan