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Indonesia Must Turn Geopolitical Volatility Into Strategic Advantage
By Teguh Anantawikrama JAKARTA, June 3 – For many countries and corporations, geopolitics today is viewed as a source of instability, uncertainty and risk. Trade wars, sanctions, industrial competition, technology restrictions, supply chain fragmentation and military tensions are reshaping the global economy faster than most policymakers can adapt. But periods of geopolitical volatility are not…
AMRO Keeps ASEAN+3 Growth Forecast at 4% as Middle East Conflict Lifts Inflation Risks
SINGAPORE, June 2 — The ASEAN+3 region is expected to maintain economic growth of 4.0 per cent in 2026 despite the prolonged Middle East conflict, although inflation is now projected to rise faster than previously anticipated, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). In its June 2026 Interim Update of the ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook,…
KING: THOSE WHO REJECT RUKUN NEGARA ARE UNWORTHY OF MALAYSIAN CITIZENSHIP
Sultan Ibrahim warns politicians against stoking racial and religious tensions, highlights deepfake threats in official birthday address Video courtesy of RTM By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR, 1 June 2026 — His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, used his official birthday address to deliver a firm message on national unity, declaring that those…
Malaysia’s Greatest Strategic Asset Is What It Has Built – Not What It Costs
Surrey Business School’s Prof Tazeeb Rajwani on institutional depth, Hormuz risks, and why neutrality must be earned Professor Tazeeb Rajwani, Chair in International Business and Strategy at Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, argues that Malaysia’s record investment figures mask a deeper story — one of ecosystem maturity, pragmatic diplomacy, and strategic indispensability that may…
TNS NEWS • WORLD At Arafah, They Finally Stood
After years of saving, waiting and praying, 31,600 Malaysians finally reached Islam’s holiest gathering today. The world’s largest annual pilgrimage is now at its spiritual peak. BY TNS NEWS DESKTuesday, 26 May 2026 The plains of Arafah fell silent with supplication today as the Haj pilgrimage reached its most sacred moment — and among the…