Your weekly briefing on politics, economy and society Edition 8 | Week of 22-28 June 2026 | TNS NEWS Team The week of 22 to 28 June 2026 may prove to be one of the most consequential of the year. Conference of Rulers postponed its June meeting because of the Negeri Sembilan throne dispute. A 1,999-page…
BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 – The Joint Statement of the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) on the Introduction of Unilateral Tariffs by the United States, dated April 10, 2025, reveals a complex situation in ASEAN-US economic relations. While reaffirming their commitment to a strong partnership, ASEAN expresses deep concern regarding…
BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH Kuala Lumpur, April 9 – The Malaysian Ringgit (RM) is poised to maintain structural stability in 2025, with an outlook ranging between 4.10 and 4.30, according to Shan Saeed, Global Chief Economist at Juwai IQI. This resilience is projected even amidst ongoing global trade tensions and tariff turbulence. Shan’s…
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….
