30,000 visitors in two days, a new MATRADE–JAKIM pact and a halal summit launched by the Deputy Prime Minister put Malaysia’s global halal ambitions on full display By PHUBIEYAS AHMAD KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Sept – Malaysia is sending its trade officers abroad with a new mission: to sell the world on Malaysian halal. The plan…
With only 14.7 per cent of Malaysia’s halal-certified companies exporting, the neighbours will begin work in October on easing certification hurdles and facilitating trade. By PHUBIEYAS AHMAD KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — A halal certificate has not been enough to take most Malaysian companies overseas. Only 14.7 per cent of halal-certified firms export, a gap Malaysia…
By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH & PHUBIEYAS AHMAD KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — With Malaysia’s exports to Libya rising 73.4 per cent in the first eight months of this year, the opening of a Libya Pavilion at MIHAS 2026 today puts businesses from both countries in the same room to pursue their next deals. Malaysia External Trade…
By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH & PHUBIEYAS AHMAD KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Malaysian companies began one-on-one meetings with about 450 buyers from 58 economies today as the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) opened at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC). MATRADE chairman Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican described the International Sourcing Programme (INSP)…
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…
