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

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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

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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…

ARBA’IN: I WENT TO KARBALA WITH QUESTIONS AND RETURNED WITH ANSWERS

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By SAIFUL SIDEK KARBALA, Iraq – From August 1 to 6, I witnessed millions of pilgrims converge on Karbala for Arba’in, walking long distances in intense heat to honour a man killed more than 1,300 years ago. I arrived in Iraq seeking to understand what could inspire such extraordinary devotion across countries, cultures and generations….

Malaysia Must Defend Its Laws Without Closing the Door to Innovation

tgnoor3 months ago011 mins

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…

TO REDUCE GLOBAL POVERTY, INVESTING IN GIRLS’ EDUCATION IS SMARTEST ECONOMIC STRATEGY

tgnoor4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

BY SHAN SAEED KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — During my visit to Indonesia in April 2026, one observation became increasingly clear: the future prosperity of nations will be determined not merely by their natural resources, industrial capacity, or technological prowess, but by how effectively they develop and deploy their human capital—particularly that of women. Across the…

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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

Malaysia Must Defend Its Laws Without Closing the Door to Innovation

TO REDUCE GLOBAL POVERTY, INVESTING IN GIRLS’ EDUCATION IS SMARTEST ECONOMIC STRATEGY