by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 25, 2024 | Economy, Inflation, Malaysia, News
Malaysia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew 2% year-on-year in July, according to the National Department of Statistics. Thw CPI increase was slightly below the 2.1% projection by the Reuters poll. The rise in consumer costs was led by restaurant and accommodation...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 11, 2024 | Malaysia, Business, Economy, News, Society
Civil servants in Malaysia may receive up to a 42.7% pay hike under the revised Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), says Fahmi Fadzil, the Communications Minister. “As previously mentioned, the guidelines related to the salary increase among the civil servants...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 15, 2024 | ASEAN, China, Infrastructure, Laos, Malaysia, News, Thailand, Trade, Transportation
The Asean Express, the cargo train connecting Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, and China, has returned to Malaysia after a 14-day trip to Chongqing, China. “This is the first inbound trip; we hope that there will be more trips between the countries,” KTMB chief operating...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 6, 2024 | Malaysia, Entertainment, Media, News, Society
Malaysia’s plans to license social media and messaging platforms, subjecting them to greater government oversight, has sparked increasing concern in recent weeks. Special Select Committee on Nation Building, Education and Human Resources Development chairman Saifuddin...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jun 19, 2024 | Malaysia, News, Southeast Asia, Trade, Visions
Malaysia will soon begin formal procedures to join the intergovernmental organization BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “We have made the appropriate decision. We will launch the formal...
