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Keyfield Secures RM229 Million in New Contracts, Expands Footprint Across Southeast Asia and Middle East

Malaysian offshore vessel operator Keyfield International Berhad has secured 13 new contracts worth RM229 million across Malaysia, Thailand and the Middle East, strengthening its position as one of the country's leading offshore marine services providers while advancing its international expansion strategy

2026-06-25 04:36:50 0 Comment 11764 view

Hungary Seeks Deeper Ties With Malaysia Amid Shift In Global Growth To Asia

Hungary is actively seeking to deepen its economic, educational, and cultural engagement with Malaysia as global economic growth continues its structural shift towards Asia

2026-06-22 05:14:55 0 Comment 12042 view

The Squeezing Of Malaysia’s Diverse Soul

When Barisan Nasional (BN) was unceremoniously ejected from its Selangor stronghold in 2008, the political class blamed economic headwinds

2026-06-15 04:01:32 0 Comment 16436 view

Governomics In Malaysia: In Search Of Optimal Governance

Malaysia can be considered to have four tiers of government; federal, territory (Sabah & Sarawak) and state, local government, and government linked companies (GLCs) making up the fourth tier

2026-04-11 12:21:18 0 Comment 21541 view

Greater China Market Continues To Lead, Malaysia Receives Record 5.11 Million Visitors In 2025

According to the latest official data, Malaysia welcomed a total of 42.2 million international visitors in 2025, surpassing pre-pandemic levels and achieving a strong recovery

2026-03-03 07:37:42 0 Comment 94234 view

Act Now To Save Our Doctors And Nurses, Urges Former Minister

Former federal minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan has called for a speedy approach to arrest the brain drain in the medical profession - particularly among doctors and nurses in view of the uptick in the pinching of talent

2025-09-12 03:37:56 0 Comment 89364 view

Sabah’s Economy: No Amount Of Polished Narratives Can Hide the Reality

We take note of the recent article titled “A Balanced Perspective on Sabah's Economic Performance: Countering Misleading Narratives” authored by Ramli Amir

2025-08-04 07:35:57 0 Comment 80291 view

Malaysia's Islamist Party Bogged Down By Internal Divisions, Money Politics

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) Malaysia's conservative Islamist party ended the 2022 general elections on a high note, winning the most ever seats in its history

2025-06-20 10:58:52 0 Comment 82000 view

The Poor Continue To Fall Through Statistical Cracks

A veteran civil activist has called on Penang to revive how it projects poverty in the state, as the present data is not reflective of what is happening on the ground

2025-06-17 02:30:48 0 Comment 58461 view

The Never-Ending Saga At MIER

The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER), once the crown jewel of policy-oriented research in Malaysia, is now little more than an empty shell

2025-06-13 13:16:57 0 Comment 85569 view

Transformation Of MIER: From A Troubled Think Tank To PETROS's Strategic Powerhouse

The transformation of the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) into a dedicated think tank for PETROS

2025-01-15 03:26:30 0 Comment 90210 view

ASEAN Will Be An Irrelevant Sideshow With All The Action In BRICS

In 2025, Malaysia became the chair of ASEAN, taking over from the Lao PDR

2025-01-10 15:09:35 0 Comment 67112 view

"You’re Our Past, Not Our Future", Sarawak Activist Reminds Dr Mahathir

SARAWAK rights activist Peter John Jaban has chided former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad over his comment that Sarawak should help poorer states in Malaysia

2024-11-02 10:28:27 0 Comment 84486 view

Malaysia’s Confusing Foreign Policy

When Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim announced and personally thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for his invitation to personally join the BRICS Summit in Kazan

2024-10-27 07:42:55 0 Comment 97402 view

Should We Be Concerned With Overtourism?

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation defines overtourism as the impact of tourism on a destination or parts thereof that excessively influences the perceived quality of life of citizens and/or the quality of visitor experiences negatively

2024-10-18 05:51:32 0 Comment 125923 view

Coalition Urges EU To Designate Sarawak-state As ‘High-Risk’ Under New Deforestation Law

A coalition of environmental, human rights and indigenous organisations have urged the European Union to address its rights concerns by classifying Sarawak as “high risk”

2024-09-27 09:11:48 0 Comment 78091 view

Petronas' Blatant Disregard To Sarawak's Rights

PETRONAS' intention to resort to court in a bid to maintain control over the trading and extraction of gas and oil-related products in Sarawak’s territory represents a humiliating, cruel and unjust attempt to seize what is not theirs

2024-09-09 04:28:52 0 Comment 139856 view

Malaysia Gets Taste Of China West Philippine Sea Bullying

China’s Hainan Island is almost 750 miles away from Spratlys in the South China Sea, where Malaysia is exploring oil and gas reserves in areas within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ)

2024-09-04 09:04:03 0 Comment 152079 view

Will Malaya One Day Secede From Malaysia?

There is a clear danger the Federation of Malaya may one day secede from Malaysia

2024-08-31 08:00:21 0 Comment 86346 view

Carbon Capture Legislation: Major Environmental Concerns Regarding CCS/CCUS Need To Be Addressed

The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is extremely concerned by the government’s rapid acceptance of carbon capture technology, in light of numerous global examples of carbon capture failure and underperformance

2024-08-08 04:02:24 0 Comment 103615 view