Netty Idayu Ismail

Malaysia may not meet its fiscal deficit targets for 2026 as the Iran war drives up the cost of fuel subsidies, Second Finance Minister Amir Hamzah Azizan said, adding that longer-term goals remain intact.

A Singapore court has moved to seize stakes in fintech firm Big Pay and logistics unit Teleport held by Capital A Bhd.’s Move Digital Sdn. to enforce an arbitration award stemming from a shareholder dispute.

Malaysia’s former parliamentary opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin unveiled a new political party on Saturday, as groups jockey for influence ahead of the next general election.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed using local currencies in bilateral trade as part of efforts to strengthen economic ties.

Growing religious conservatism is posing a challenge for the Southeast Asian nation’s government as it toys with a snap poll.

Malaysia raised $1.5 billion in its first dollar bond sale in five years, bolstering funding as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with a fuel subsidy bill that’s likely to more than double from an initial goal due to the Iran war.

Malaysia’s economy is poised to grow at the upper end of the 4%-5% official forecast for this year, according to the central bank chief.

Malayan Banking Bhd., Malaysia’s largest lender, officially opened its new headquarters in the world’s second-tallest building, becoming the anchor tenant of one of the country’s most ambitious commercial developments.

Joel William is about to begin a feasibility study for a Chinese client weighing a chemical plant in Sarawak, Malaysia’s biggest state on the northern coast of Borneo.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s daughter has sought to relinquish her role as deputy president of his party, more than a year after her election fueled accusations of nepotism and exposed deep divisions within the ruling coalition.