Malaysia’s Spotlight Moment A Test Of Brand And Balance
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 (Bernama) – The 47th ASEAN Summit and related meetings that has just ended in Kuala Lumpur this week offered Malaysia more than just diplomatic theatre.
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Malaysia Needs To Be Realistic In Navigating Current Global Economic Landscape - Tengku Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has to be realistic in navigating the current global economic landscape, given its position as a highly open economy with strong ties to both the United States (US) and China, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
ASEAN-CPTPP Ties Must Deliver Reforms, Not Symbolism – Experts
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- The formal dialogue between ASEAN and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) scheduled on Nov 20, 2025, must go beyond symbolic engagement and deliver substantive outcomes.
ASEAN Centrality Crucial Amid Major Power Rivalry – Tengku Zafrul
By Kisho Kumari Sucedaram
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- ASEAN must remain united in upholding its principle of centrality to ensure that economic engagement with major powers does not undermine the grouping’s cohesion, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
Deeper Ties Via AANZFTA, RCEP Enhances ASEAN’s Role As Investment Magnet
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Deepening Closer Economic Relations (CER) between ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand through frameworks such as the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) and the broader Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is creating regulatory certainty, trade predictability and foreign direct investment (FDI) magnetism.
ASEAN-Korea Ties Must Protect Regional Autonomy, Focus On Strategic Digital Resilience — Analyst
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- Southeast Asian economies and South Korea (ROK) must move their partnership beyond traditional economic indicators and focus on long-term strategic autonomy and digital resilience.
AEM Meeting In July To Fast-track ASEAN DEFA
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Bernama) – Malaysia will convene a special ASEAN Economic Ministerial (AEM) meeting in Bangkok at the end of July to accelerate progress on the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA).
Malaysia Defends ASEAN Centrality, Pursues Principled Diplomacy - PM Anwar
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.
ASEAN Green Initiatives Can Generate Additional US$300 Bln By 2030 - Tengku Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- ASEAN could generate an additional US$300 billion annually in green revenues and unlock up to US$1.5 trillion in new value by 2030 with advancing green investments and cross-border collaboration in regional power grids, carbon markets, and clean energy incentives (US$1=RM4.23).
US Tariff Announcement Opens Up Opportunity For Strategic Overhaul To Bolster Malaysian Economy -- PM Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 (Bernama) -- The United States’ (US) tariff announcement has presented Malaysia an opportunity to carry out a strategic overhaul to further strengthen the national economy, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Strengthen ASEAN Centrality To Withstand US Tariff Shock – Don
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 (Bernama) -- As the United States, under President Donald Trump, moves to reshape the global trading system to its advantage, Malaysia's role as ASEAN chair in 2025 will be critical in charting the bloc’s next stage of economic growth.
ASEAN Should leverage RCEP, FTAs To Mitigate economic Risks From US Tariffs
KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- ASEAN should optimise the utilisation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the upgraded ASEAN+1 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to mitigate the risks of economic uncertainty following the imposition of US tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.