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Beyond Malaysia’s 10% US Duty: E&E Suppliers Face the Bigger Test of Origin Compliance
BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, 4 August 2026 — More than a week after Malaysia’s 10% US tariff took effect, attention is shifting from the headline rate to the Malaysian products actually covered, the burden of proving origin and the potential consequences for domestic suppliers and employment. The Section 301 duty succeeded Washington’s…
Blurred Alliances Put Negeri Sembilan’s ‘Middle Malay’ Voter at Centre Stage
The August 1 36-seat election is no conventional three-coalition contest. PH and BN govern Malaysia together but are fighting each other in Negeri Sembilan, while BN is cooperating with PAS-led PN and Bersatu is contesting separately. According to Universiti Malaya’s Prof Awang Azman Awang Pawi, the pivotal constituency is a Malay middle that is economically…
Malaysia Must Defend Its Laws Without Closing the Door to Innovation
BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 – The order for Network School to cease operating in Forest City is about more than a business licence. It tests Malaysia’s ability to welcome international technology investment while protecting its laws, sovereignty and national interests. Malaysia is entitled to insist that every investor complies…
The Silence After: Spain Break Argentina’s Heart as Messi Walks Away Without a Word
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Monday, July 20, 2026 (in the early hours, Malaysia time) When the whistle finally blew, after more than two hours of football, Lionel Messi did not speak. He stood still. He stared into the distance, past the scoreboard, past the confetti already gathering in the corners of New York New…
Messi’s Last Dance, Yamal’s Coronation? The World Cup Final Malaysia Won’t Sleep Through
At 3am on Monday, Malaysian homes and city squares will awaken for a final built around football’s most irresistible storyline: Lionel Messi’s Argentina against Lamine Yamal’s Spain, the old master facing the young phenomenon on the greatest stage of all. BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, 19 July 2026 – Long before sunrise…