by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 11, 2024 | Malaysia, Lifestyle, News, Reports
Malaysia has been listed as the fifth happiest country in the world by the Global Mind Project’s fourth annual “Mental State of the World” report. Topping the list was the Dominican Republic, followed by Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Panama, Malaysia, Nigeria, Venezuela, El...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 5, 2024 | Malaysia, Economy, News
The Malaysian ringgit is likely to stay weak in the first six months of 2024 as the country grapples with China’s weak economy, a strong US dollar, and delayed economic reforms at home. But finally, the currency seems to have bottomed out, analysts say. On 20...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 24, 2024 | ASEAN, Malaysia, News, Southeast Asia, Travel
Malaysia recorded nearly 29 million foreign arrivals last year, surpassing Thailand and becoming the most popular destination in Southeast Asia. According to the Focus Malaysia news site, Singaporeans visited Malaysia the most with 8.3 million visitors, followed by...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 17, 2024 | News, Malaysia, Singapore, Travel
Seven local and international consortia, comprising 31 firms, have submitted their Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HRS) project proposals to MyHSR Corporation. “If the response is positive, we will move on to the second phase with the Request for...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 9, 2024 | Travel, ASEAN, Malaysia, News, Southeast Asia
Malaysia conglomerate Capital A says it plans to sell its budget airline AirAsia to its medium-haul affiliate AirAsia X in a bid to streamline operations. Under the terms of the non-binding agreement, AirAsia Malaysia and AirAsia subsidiaries in Cambodia, Thailand,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 5, 2024 | Economy, Malaysia, News
Malaysia’s new sales tax on cheap items bought online from overseas merchants has drawn mixed reactions, with local sellers saying they welcomed the fairer competition while others raised concerns that the higher prices would burden the poor. Malaysia began imposing a...
