2d ago
By Ammar Shafiq Hamzah
KUCHING, June 18 (Bernama) -- ASEAN member countries should take advantage of the various cooperation opportunities and support offered by regional and international partners to advance the transition to renewable energy.
4d ago
KUCHING, June 16 (Bernama) -- International collaboration is vital for ASEAN to realise a sustainable energy future, as this aspiration requires member states to adopt innovative technologies and strengthen power infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said.
9d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2025 has been revised to 3.9 per cent, a 0.6 percentage-point downgrade from January 2025’s projection, according to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report.
9d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- Economic growth across most emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) is projected to slow, particularly in trade-dependent regions such as East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) and Europe and Central Asia (ECA), and to a lesser degree in South Asia (SAR), according to the World Bank Group.
20d ago
SINGAPORE, May 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated that Malaysia, as Chair for ASEAN 2025, is committed to defending ASEAN’s centrality and promoting its active non-alignment.
24d ago
By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Strategic Plan 2026-2030 will drive deeper integration and create prosperity across the Southeast Asian economies, while strengthening the bloc’s resilience against external economic pressures, an economist said today.
25d ago
A Commentary By M.Saraswathi
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- The leaders of Southeast Asia’s 10-member grouping have adopted an ambitious new economic strategy that envisions a developed ASEAN as the epicentre of growth in the larger Asia-Pacific region, elevating its stature to emerge as the world’s fourth-largest economy.
25d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- The 46th ASEAN Summit taking place today and tomorrow at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) will discuss the United States’ (US) tariff issue at the bilateral level and between heads of state, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
25d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airports recorded a 13.9 per cent month-on-month increase in passenger movements across its network in Malaysia and Türkiye in April 2025, supported by the launch of new airline services and expanded connectivity to key regional and international destinations.
25d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- Asia Digital Engineering Sdn Bhd (ADE), the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) arm of Capital A Bhd, has been awarded certifications from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
25d ago
By V. Sankara
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- ASEAN must capitalise on strategic initiatives such as the ASEAN Geo-economics Task Force and the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) to narrow its economic gap with major global blocs like the European Union.
26d ago
By Anas Abu Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 (Bernama) -- The collective ASEAN gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow at 4.7 per cent in 2025 as compared to 4.2 per cent last year, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.