News about Malaysia

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.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) : The Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has launched the Digital Construction Management (DCM) platform to drive the digitalisation agenda and enhance the competitiveness of the country’s construction sector.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 3): Shares of GuocoLand (Malaysia) Bhd have been suspended from trading from 9am on Tuesday pending an announcement, according to a Bursa Malaysia filing.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): Malaysia and Singapore reaffirmed their commitment to deepen economic cooperation under the Johor–Singapore partnership during a courtesy call between the Minister of Economy of Malaysia, Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir, and Singapore’s Minister for National Development, Chee Hong Tat.