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Malaysia’s Oil Shock Absorption: Adding Agility to the Subsidy Regime Published As global oil prices seesaw in the wake of war, Malaysia’s government has a chance to think ahead and reduce any potential sharp swings. [1]

In Malaysia, animal cruelty stories have become painfully familiar: A video circulates online. A dog beaten. A cat abandoned. A shelter pleading for help. Public outrage rises and fades just as fast. [2]

Mizzima Fortify Rights said on 12 March that Rohingya refugees in Malaysia are being held indefinitely in harsh and degrading conditions in immigration detention centres, warning that many detainees face years of detention without legal recourse or a... [3]

Burma’s chronic shortage of electricity, which threatens to stymie economic growth, could be eased by pushing for acceleration of plans by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for a regional power grid. [4]

KUALA LUMPUR—After blocking the entrance to their village with logs, half the people of Jemeri fled into the surrounding forest in fear as the coronavirus spread in Malaysia, infecting the first indigenous Orang Asli person. [5]

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysians began voting on Wednesday in what is likely to be the country’s closest-fought general election, with Prime Minister Najib Razak’s coalition pitted against a resurgent opposition steered by 92-year-old former leader Mahathir... [6]

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian and Chinese officials are in talks for Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to visit Beijing soon, two sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters, after Kuala Lumpur suspended China-backed projects worth more than $20 ... [7]

KUALA LUMPUR -- After about two years of construction, Austrian glove maker Sempermed's newest plant is up and running in Kamunting in northwestern peninsular Malaysia. [8]

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[1] TH fulcrum.sg · 2026-03-26 · 81% match

Malaysia’s Oil Shock Absorption: Adding Agility to the Subsidy Regime

Malaysia’s Oil Shock Absorption: Adding Agility to the Subsidy Regime Published As global oil prices seesaw in the wake of war, Malaysia’s government has a chance to think ahead and reduce any potential sharp swings.

[2] MY www.thestar.com.my · 2026-03-06 · 40% match

A movement is turning compassion for stray animals into positive action

In Malaysia, animal cruelty stories have become painfully familiar: A video circulates online. A dog beaten. A cat abandoned. A shelter pleading for help. Public outrage rises and fades just as fast.

[3] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2026-03-14 · 40% match

Fortify Rights report exposes abuse of Rohingya in Malaysian detention centres

Mizzima Fortify Rights said on 12 March that Rohingya refugees in Malaysia are being held indefinitely in harsh and degrading conditions in immigration detention centres, warning that many detainees face years of detention without legal recourse or a

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-08-28 · 75% match

Can Burma Solve Energy Gap Via its Asean Connections?

Burma’s chronic shortage of electricity, which threatens to stymie economic growth, could be eased by pushing for acceleration of plans by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for a regional power grid.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2020-04-03 · 75% match

Malaysia’s Indigenous People Flee Into Forests to Escape Coronavirus

KUALA LUMPUR—After blocking the entrance to their village with logs, half the people of Jemeri fled into the surrounding forest in fear as the coronavirus spread in Malaysia, infecting the first indigenous Orang Asli person.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-05-09 · 75% match

Malaysians Vote in Toughest Election Yet for Ruling Coalition

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysians began voting on Wednesday in what is likely to be the country’s closest-fought general election, with Prime Minister Najib Razak’s coalition pitted against a resurgent opposition steered by 92-year-old former leader Mahathir

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-07-06 · 71% match

Malaysia’s Mahathir to Visit China After Putting $20B of Projects on Ice: Sources

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian and Chinese officials are in talks for Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to visit Beijing soon, two sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters, after Kuala Lumpur suspended China-backed projects worth more than $20

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-11-29 · 71% match

Sempermed aims for snappy growth with new plant

KUALA LUMPUR -- After about two years of construction, Austrian glove maker Sempermed's newest plant is up and running in Kamunting in northwestern peninsular Malaysia.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-12-24 · 58% match

How Malaysia is finding its way out of the middle-income trap

KUALA LUMPUR -- Asia's megacities often undergo surprising metamorphoses in short amounts of time. Kuala Lumpur is one such example. When I visited the city in late October, I was amazed at how much it had modernized since I visited nine years ago.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-11-18 · 54% match

Malaysia gears up to declare regional integration

KUALA LUMPUR -- The creation of a unified Southeast Asian market and production base will become a reality when leaders from across the region meet in the Malaysian capital Sunday.

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