Analysis

Malaysia Budget 2027: Consumption Drives Growth, Fiscal Discipline Anchors Stability

tgnoor2 weeks ago2 weeks ago04 mins

Shan Saeed sees a constructive balance between household spending, productive investment and fiscal consolidation, with execution crucial to achieving lasting gains By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10: Malaysia’s Budget 2027 supports consumption and productive investment while strengthening fiscal discipline, offering a constructive balance between sustaining growth and maintaining economic stability, Juwai IQI…

Najib’s Clemency Barely Moved Markets But Malaysia’s Governance Test Is Far From Over

tgnoor1 month ago1 month ago08 mins

By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 – Malaysia’s markets showed little immediate alarm after former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was granted conditional clemency allowing him to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest. But the muted reaction should not be mistaken for proof that the decision…

Beyond the Photo Op: What Anwar’s Tokyo Visit Means for Malaysia’s Technological Future

tgnoor4 months ago4 months ago010 mins

The Prime Minister’s lecture on AI at the University of Tokyo drew headlines for its philosophical ambition. But according to UKM’s Dr Shahreen Madros, the deeper story is about Malaysia’s most fundamental economic challenge and whether it has the will to finally confront it. BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 –…

Indonesia Must Turn Geopolitical Volatility Into Strategic Advantage

tgnoor5 months ago06 mins

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…

Malaysia’s Greatest Strategic Asset Is What It Has Built – Not What It Costs

tgnoor5 months ago07 mins

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…

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Malaysia Budget 2027: Consumption Drives Growth, Fiscal Discipline Anchors Stability

Najib’s Clemency Barely Moved Markets But Malaysia’s Governance Test Is Far From Over

Beyond the Photo Op: What Anwar’s Tokyo Visit Means for Malaysia’s Technological Future

Indonesia Must Turn Geopolitical Volatility Into Strategic Advantage

Malaysia’s Greatest Strategic Asset Is What It Has Built – Not What It Costs