Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysia PM sees possible reduction in U.S. tariffs, but growth to miss target
Malaysia will actively build trade relations with other countries, such as China, Russia and Brazil, instead of waiting for the impact of potential U.S. trade tariffs, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images There is a possibility that Malaysia can negotiate a reduction in threatened U.S. tariffs as Washington has agreed to further […]
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Singapore’s DBS eyes Malaysian bank stakes in expansion push, Reuters reports
DBS Group Holdings in the central business district of Singapore. Nicky Loh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore’s biggest lender DBS Group Holdings Ltd is exploring expanding into Malaysia with potential acquisitions of stakes in banks in its Southeast Asian neighbor, including in one of Malaysia’s smallest banks by assets, two sources said. DBS is exploring a purchase of Singapore state investor Temasek’s 29.1% stake in Alliance Bank Malaysia […]
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‘Full force’: Malaysia PM says crusade against corruption is not over as country courts investment
Malaysia’s prime minister Anwar Ibrahim during a news conference in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Eradicating corruption in Malaysia continues to be a difficult hurdle Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim needs to overcome if he wants to attract more foreign direct investments into the country. As Anwar […]
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Malaysia charges ex-PM Muhyiddin with sedition over alleged remarks on royalty
Malaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin arrives at a prayer ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 9 March, 2023. Mat Zain | Nurphoto | Getty Images Malaysia has charged opposition leader and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin with sedition for allegedly insulting the country’s former king, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Muhyiddin, who led Malaysia for 17 months between 2020 and 2021, was charged at […]
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Malaysia’s prime minister lauds country’s burgeoning chip hub status as Infineon opens new plant
Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Malaysia’s international trade and industry minister, from left, Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, chief minister of Kedah state, Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s prime minister, Jochen Hanebeck, chief executive officer of Infineon Technologies AG, and Rutger Wijburg, chief operating officer of Infineon Technologies AG, during the opening of the company’s site of a new […]
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Former Malaysia Primary Minister Mahathir says he’s ‘not concerned in corrupt practices’
Malaysia’s former key minister Mahathir Mohamad mentioned he and his family associates had been not included in any “corrupt tactics.” Previous thirty day period, Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Commission said Mahathir was among persons being investigated over a corruption probe that included his sons, in accordance to Reuters. Mahathir’s sons — Mirzan and Mokhzani — have been […]
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Malaysia PM will make numerous changes in cupboard reshuffle
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Rizal Park on March 02, 2023 in Manila, Philippines. Anwar Ibrahim held talks with President Marcos all through his two-working day check out in Manila in an effort and hard work to increase bilateral ties concerning the two countries. Lisa Marie David – Pool | […]
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Malaysia eyes much more investments to enlarge EV footprint immediately after landmark Tesla offer
Malaysia has set its sights on a larger part of the electric powered vehicle supply chain business enterprise as competition in Southeast Asia heats up, subsequent Tesla‘s announcement of a regional headquarters in Malaysia. “EV occurs to be our precedence,” Malaysia’s Key Minister Anwar Ibrahim advised CNBC’s Martin Soong in an unique interview Friday at the prime […]
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Malaysia PM vows to recover Goldman Sachs 1MDB settlement, warns of achievable lawsuits
Malaysia’s then-opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim leaves just after conference with Malaysia’s King at the Countrywide Palace in Kuala Lumpur on November 22, 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Malaysia’s Key Minister Anwar Ibrahim has vowed to get well the income Malaysians are owed from the 1MDB cash laundering scandal, and says he hasn’t dominated […]
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Malaysia’s condition polls have been a ‘setback’ for Anwar’s ruling government, states analyst
Anwar Ibrahim tends to make record as tenth Malaysian prime minister Annice Lyn | Getty Visuals News | Getty Images Malaysia’s intently watched state elections were being a “setback” for the ruling coalition authorities, according to a political analyst from a danger consultancy. The polls were being held in six states on Saturday, and ended in […]
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