Malaysia pins its belt and road infrastructure hopes on deepening China ties
“There is a very strong bonding between Malaysia and China,” Loke told This Week in Asia during a sit-down interview in Hong Kong last week.
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Chinese EV makers race to Southeast Asia for growth amid US trade war
EV sales in Southeast Asia are expected to hit between US$80 billion and US$100 billion by 2035, from about US$2 billion in 2021, according to a January report by EY-Parthenon, the strategy consulting arm of Ernst & Young.
India medical school exam scandal ignites attacks against Modi’s government
Protests have erupted across India over allegations of widespread cheating and corruption tainting the results of the country’s fiercely competitive national medical entrance exam.
Indonesia lags Malaysia and Singapore for chip investments – is it too little, too late?
Last month, Indonesia’s Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto accused Singapore and Malaysia of using environmental and social concerns to undermine Jakarta’s efforts to develop the country’s semiconductor industry.
Severe heat proves fatal for older Malaysia, Indonesia haj pilgrims: ‘saw people collapse’
Soaring temperatures have taken a deadly toll on the high numbers of elderly Southeast Asian haj pilgrims who were among the two million Muslims who flocked to Mecca this year, authorities said.
Malaysia urges private sector to ‘take the lead’ on funding high-speed rail link to Singapore
Malaysia’s high-speed rail (HSR) link from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore remains a key piece of its infrastructure upgrade puzzle, Transport Minister Anthony Loke has said, but the project will only go forward if it is privately funded to avoid loading more debt onto the state.
Future of Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara uncertain after top officials quit 2 months before inauguration
The resignations intensify existing doubts about Nusantara, which has been plagued with delays and insufficient investment. Analysts suggest the project, seen as “politically driven” with questionable economic viability, might have been rushed to secure Widodo’s legacy before his term ends.
‘Ambitious’ OECD goal puts heat on Indonesia to overcome governance, accountability barriers to accession
After the meeting, Indonesia’s Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto, who chairs the country’s OECD National Team to oversee the accession process, reaffirmed Jakarta’s aspirations to join the group in three years.