By: TNS News Team Kuala Lumpur, Jan 1 — As fireworks lit up the Malaysian skyline, TNS News welcomed 2026 with a heartfelt message to its readers and subscribers, emphasizing resilience, clarity, and gratitude. In its New Year’s greeting, the editorial team wrote: “As we welcome the New Year, we at TNS News extend our…
By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31, 2025 – As 2025 draws to a close, the global economy is slowing—but not breaking. Growth forecasts for 2026 remain broadly positive across major economies, and the risk of an outright downturn appears contained. Yet beneath the headline numbers lies a more consequential shift. The…
Dr Oh Ei Sun By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 -As Southeast Asia confronts an era of intensifying great-power rivalry, the question facing ASEAN is no longer whether it can lead the regional order, but whether it was ever designed to do so. In a year-end interview with TNS News, Dr…
Professor Geoffrey Williams A leading economist highlights the widening gap between macroeconomic performance and household realities as income challenges persist BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 26 – Malaysia heads into 2026 facing a familiar but increasingly pronounced paradox. Key macroeconomic indicators point to resilience, solid GDP growth, low inflation and a…
As global politics accelerates into the algorithmic age, IDFR’s Distinguished Lecture Series pushes Malaysia to rethink how diplomacy, technology and national leadership must converge. By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 – Artificial intelligence is reshaping the foundations of global politics faster than many governments can adapt. Nations that once competed through…
