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Malaysia Risks Becoming a Digital Landlord, Warns XMUM Academic
Dr. Zulkifly Abbas says AI benefits experts most, urges stronger focus on talent, intellectual property and local innovation rather than data centre investments alone BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — Artificial intelligence is most useful to people who already possess deep expertise in their respective fields, while those lacking such…
Malaysia’s Growth Is Real, but Its Benefits ‘Have Not Been Shared’, Says Prof Geoffrey Williams
Economist Geoffrey Williams on the gap between growth and wages, the oil-price shock erasing subsidy savings, and the three vulnerabilities facing the economy toward 2030. By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR , June 4 – Malaysia’s economy remains among the strongest performers in the region, but the headline numbers mask a harder reality: the…
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…