Malaysia

The United Kingdom plans to increase its presence in the contested South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific region, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston said Monday.

From Phuket to Singapore, some of Southeast Asia’s most popular islands are slowly opening the doors to international travelers again.

The new forecast is nearly double the $110 billion projected in May, according to consulting firm AlixPartners.

More than 190 solar companies wrote a letter to the Department of Commerce amid a call for tariffs to be extended to Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand.

The U.S., U.K. and Australia last week announced a new security partnership that seeks to strengthen stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Malaysia’s Top Glove, the world’s largest medical glove maker, said sales and prices have dropped following the rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations globally.

Tengku Zafrul Aziz said the government wants to add another 45 billion Malaysian ringgit ($10.8 billion) to its Covid-19 fund to help businesses and households.

Nothing could have prepared Henry Sam for the pandemic hitting only a few months after becoming the owner of Kayuh Bicycles & Cafe.

More than 75% of Malaysia’s adult population is expected to be fully vaccinated by then, said International Trade and Industry Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali.

Controversy has broken out at the Paralympic Games

Ismail Sabri Yaakob was sworn in as Malaysia’s new prime minister over the weekend.

Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah has named Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the country’s new prime minister, the palace said in a Friday statement.

The resignation comes as Malaysia grapples with its worst Covid-19 outbreak and the economic hit from multiple rounds of lockdowns.

If confirmed, Muhyiddin’s resignation would end a tumultuous 17 months in office but also bring more uncertainty to Malaysia.

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who came to power in March last year, has governed with a razor-thin majority in the 222-seat parliament.

The Southeast Asian country has struggled to tame a surge in Covid-19 cases despite implementing multiple rounds of restrictions and a state of emergency.

Police seize and steamroll 1,069 bitcoin machines worth $1.26 million.

The spread of the more transmissible delta variant has pushed daily Covid-19 cases to record highs in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in recent weeks.

Malaysia’s Covid-19 outbreak has substantially worsened despite the government imposing lockdowns of varying degrees over the past year.

Malaysia has been struggling to control a surge in Covid-19 infections and last week reported five-consecutive days of record increases in cases.