News about Belt and Road

BEIJING (April 29): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had to wrap himself up in a long coat with a scarf pulled tight around his neck to keep warm when he arrived last Wednesday night to a rainy and chilly Beijing — with the temperature hitting the low teens in Celcius — despite it being the middle of spring in the Chinese capital city.

BEIJING (April 26): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has today extended his full support for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), saying that Malaysia will benefit from the project.

BEIJING (April 26): The meeting between Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad with China's top leaders yesterday ahead of the Belt and Road Forum marked a new milestone in the story of the two countries' bilateral relationship, which looks set to deepen.

  The Malaysian government was in the midst of a swelling, multibillion-dollar graft scandal in 2016, when Senior Chinese leaders offered to help bail them out, according to minutes from previously undisclosed meetings, cited by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

KUALA LUMPUR (June 18): China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) could face another setback if the Malaysian government decides to scrap the 688km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), according to Koh King Kee, head of the Belt and Road desk at Baker Tilly Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA (April 26): The positive economic outlook and re-covering ringgit will attract more investors who are currently taking a wait-and-see approach, in spite of the overall weak property market across various segments, said property consultancies Edmund Tie & Co (SEA) Pte Ltd and Nawawi Tie Leung Property Consultants Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has expressed its interest in financing the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR), among other infrastructure projects in Malaysia, according to the Embassy of China.

大马莱坊（Knight Frank）指出，随着大马基础建设持续提升，以及在中国一带一路政策的带动下，中国发展商接下来将把目光投向本地房地产领域，尤其着重在探讨发展工业型城镇的机会。 这是因为，国内商用和高楼住宅产业的前景蒙尘，而工业活动依然获得港口、铁路和高速大道项目的支撑，从而为这些发展商带来这方面的契机。 该房产咨询公司的资本市场执行董事Allan Sim表示，很多发展商正以“过快”的速度，在建造“过多”的发展高楼房屋，来迎合本地需求，导致这方面的市场相当艰巨。 “有时你不能过于依赖当地需求，而是需要创造你自己的市场。所以，预计很多中国发展商会引入他们的制造商伙伴，来把握工业活动增加的机遇。届时，他们有可能会借机发展一座城镇。” Sim是在大马莱坊的最新报告推介礼上，向媒体如此表示。 该公司近期发布的报告——《新兴领域》（New Frontiers: The 2018 Report）和《在马中资》（Chinese Corridors in Malaysia），旨在发掘大马的投资机会，并帮助投资者了解一带一路蕴藏的潜在商机。 根据《新兴领域》报告，在过去4年的中国境外房地产投资排行榜中，我国以获得该国US$23.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): With the improving infrastructure in Malaysia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Chinese property developers may explore opportunities in the Malaysian real estate sector, particularly in industrial-driven township developments, said Knight Frank Malaysia.