Fast, factual wire coverage from across Malaysia and the region.
ASEAN's internal trade lags at less than 25 per cent of total commerce, creating significant room for growth as the bloc targets becoming the world's fourth-largest economy by 2030, according to Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
The Malaysian government has greenlit 46 development initiatives in Kelantan's Pasir Puteh constituency with a RM207.2 million budget, centred on building industrial and logistics infrastructure around the ECRL cargo station to drive regional economic growth.
Japan's overseas travel is set to fall nearly 9% this summer—the first year-on-year decline since the pandemic recovery—as a weakening yen and rising airfares persuade Japanese holidaymakers to either skip trips or opt for cheaper regional destinations.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has pledged that no Malaysian state has been excluded from the government's national development agenda, emphasising Johor's prominence as an investment and growth hub.