News about Malaysia

PETALING JAYA (March 18): Selangor Information Technology & Digital Economy Corp (Sidec) has announced the establishment of Fitipower Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Fitipower Malaysia), marking another step in strengthening Selangor’s semiconductor ecosystem.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Malaysia’s flagship East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a major rail project designed to connect the country’s less-developed east coast states with the Klang Valley economic hub, entered into its testing and commissioning phase following the completion of track construction and key system installations.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Malaysia’s real estate investment trust (REIT) sector remains a defensive investment case supported by steady dividend yields and domestic growth catalysts led by Visit Malaysia 2026, RHB Research said.

This article appeared in the March 12, 2026 issue of the monthly print edition.

MELAKA (March 10): Melaka has recorded its highest investment in 22 years, registering RM14.

PETALING JAYA (March 9) Gamuda Bhd shares fell to an 11-month low on Monday (March 9), dropping 6.

SHAH ALAM (March 6): In Malaysian culture, the idea of “home” has always been deeply symbolic.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has kept its benchmark overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): Executive director and substantial shareholder Datuk Seri Andrew Tan Jun Suan actively traded shares in Tanco Holdings Bhd yesterday, according to multiple Bursa Malaysia filings.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 5): The government is reviewing whether to renew the preferential withholding tax on dividends from real estate investment trusts (REITs), as the sector is now considered mature and commercially viable, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.