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Porsche launches its first plant outside Europe – in Malaysia
German sports car maker Porsche on March 28 officially inaugurated its first manufacturing site outside Europe in Kulim district in Malaysia’s northern Kedah state...
Alfa Romeo seeks restart in Malaysia
Italian car maker Fiat, manufacturer of the iconic Alfa Romeo brand, said it is in negotiations with Malaysian trading and car assembling company DRB-Hicom...
Singapore to buy London property for $2.7b
In what will be the largest property deal for the UK since the financial crisis in 2008, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC is to...
Indonesia to sue Malaysian palm oil firm over smog
Following the devastating forest fires in Sumatra that caused havoc in Singapore and Malaysia in June, Indonesian authorities have said they will file charges...
Malaysia palm oil businesses coming to Myanmar
Myanmar, a country still intimately hinged on agriculture, will become the recipient of investment by Malaysian companies looking to construct palm oil factories, Minister...
Sime Darby to kick off Battersea renovation project
Malaysia's palm oil giant Sime Darby with partner SP Setia, a large property developer, on July 4 will start with construction works on the...
Sime Darby allowed to clear 5,000 hectares in Liberia
Malaysia's agri-conglomerate Sime Darby got the nod from Liberian authorities and villagers to clear some 5,000 hectares of land in the African nation for...
Wilmar to sack Indonesian palm oil suppliers
Singapore-based agri-conglomerate Wilmar International said it will cease business relations with Indonesian firms that were allegedly involved in setting fires to clear land on...
Spotlight: ASEAN to discuss haze in Brunei
In search for a culprit to ending the haze phenomena that plagues Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia every year, ASEAN should embark on a soul-searching...
Southeast Asia haze: Fallout ensues – Join the discussion
Malaysia’s palm oil giant Sime Darby has deflected blame over being involved in the disastrous haze that engulfed Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia earlier this...
As Port Klang haze hits 487, who can be called responsible? – Join the discussion
Fingers have been pointed. Feelings have been hurt. Many millions have had to endure – exposed to a hazardous pea soup of suffocating smog...
Malaysian firms named to be behind Sumatra fires
Apart from Singapore-based companies that were allegedly responsible for some of the disastrous Sumatra forest fires that caused hazardous haze in Singapore and Peninsular...
Malaysia stocks perform well after polls
Malaysian stocks continued to show a positive path after the May 5 elections in the past two weeks. Stocks rose strongly on fresh investor...
Malaysian investors favour UK property
Investors from Malaysia have poured no less than $3.8 billion into the UK property market since 2010, new data from global real estate form...
Malaysia tops Asia’s investment in Africa
Malaysia is ahead of China in foreign direct investments in Africa, new data published by the United Nations shows.
A survey of foreign investment into...
Palm oil stocks rise despite Sabah standoff
Even though the conflict between Sulu invaders and the Malaysian military is heating up in Sabah and a "civil war" in the state has...
Asian buyers gobble up London property
Property buyers from Southeast Asia account for a growing share of residential and commercial property purchases in London.
Of the £30 billion that have been...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...