TNS NEWS • ECONOMY & ANALYSIS Malaysia Resilient but Reform Cannot Wait, Says Economist Prof Geoffrey Williams

With oil prices above US$100 costing RM4 billion a month in RON95 subsidies, Williams says behavioural change is urgently needed and that Malaysia can emerge stronger if today’s challenges become a catalyst for reform. By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – Malaysia’s economy is under pressure from an oil price shock,…

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Tariffs and Trade Tensions: Anwar Voices Strong Concern Over U.S. Shift, Urges Fair Play

By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has voiced strong concern over the United States’ sweeping tariff hikes on global imports, warning that the move poses a serious challenge to the rules-based international trade system and could cast a long shadow over Malaysia’s economic prospects….

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