The Red Tape Trap: Lessons for Malaysia from South Africa’s Regulatory Crisis
Source Data: IMF Country Focus, March 2026 As Malaysia charts its course through the first year of the 13th Malaysia Plan, a recent IMF report on South Africa serves as…
MARGMA and Monash University Malaysia Partner to Strengthen Talent and Innovation in the Rubber Glove Industry
“While Malaysia leads the world in glove production, more than 80% of R&D roles in this sector are currently filled by non-specialists. This initiative is designed to help close that…
MALAYSIA BREAKS INVESTMENT RECORD WITH RM426.7 BILLION IN 2025, UP 11% YEAR-ON-YEAR; CREATING OVER 240,000 NEW JOBS
Malaysia recorded RM426.7 billion in approved investments for 2025, the highest level ever achieved. This represents an 11.0% increase from RM384.4 billion in 2024, marking continued growth in the country’s…
Record Profits and the High Cost of “Brown” Credit
In the first week of March 2026, Malaysia’s leading financial institutions, Maybank, CIMB, and Public Bank, released their results for the 2025 financial year. The headline is clear: Despite a…
COFFEESHOP OWNERS: Rising Prices And Cheap Illicit Cigarettes Put Pressure on Honest Retailers
2 March 2026, Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysia Singapore Coffee Shop Proprietors’ General Association (MSCSPGA) urges the Government to take a stronger and more practical action to tackle illicit cigarette…
NMB Unveils High-Performance 300Wh/kg Sodium-Ion Battery Prototype
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 (Bernama) — NanoMalaysia Berhad (NMB) has achieved a major milestone in Malaysia’s energy storage ambitions with the development of a Graphene-Enhanced Sodium-Ion Battery prototype delivering energy…