Are Malaysian consumers ‘missing the target’ in anti-Israel boycotts of Western brands?
Outrage is an effective motivator.
Joseph Sipalan in asian news
‘Scary’ polarisation is Malaysia’s greatest challenge, PM Anwar’s daughter Nurul Izzah warns
Squabbles over culture have flecked Prime Minister Anwar’s time in office, after a national election in 2022 that ended without a clear winner but brought the rise of a powerful Malay-nationalist minority bloc to parliament.
In Kuala Lumpur, children go hungry as food inflation squeezes poor despite Malaysia ‘getting richer’
One in every two children in low-income households in Kuala Lumpur eat fewer than three meals a day, according to a United Nations report published on Wednesday, as high inflation forces the Malaysian capital city’s poorest to forgo food or rely on low-nutrition options like instant noodles.
Malaysia draws fire for hosting Israel’s weapons suppliers at defence expo
“Stop promoting Israel’s arms suppliers in Malaysia!” read a flier sent out on Malaysian social media by Gegar, an makeshift coalition focused on protesting US arms aid to Israel and one of the groups expected to join Tuesday’s protest.
US delegation in Malaysia to discuss sanction-evading Iranian oil shipped by ‘dark fleet’
Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson and Treasury General Counsel Neil MacBride will be in Kuala Lumpur this week where they will hold “candid and frank discussions” with Malaysian officials, US Ambassador to Malaysia Edgard Kagan said.
Inside Asia’s multibillion-dollar baby-making industry, where little miracles don’t come cheap
Hope and grief have defined Jenjira’s 11-year quest to complete her family, as her unfulfilled longing for a motherhood denied drives her back, time and again, to Bangkok’s best fertility clinics.
Microsoft to invest US$2.2 billion in Malaysia, as Silicon Valley eyes bigger Southeast Asia footprint
“We really want to make sure we have world class infrastructure right here in the country so that every organisation, every software developer, every start-up, can use it to really not only build for this country, but for the world and region,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in his keynote presentation at Microsoft’s AI Day in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
KFC closes outlets in Muslim-majority areas of Malaysia as anti-Israel boycott begins to bite
The ongoing conflict has resulted in nearly 35,000 Palestinian deaths – the majority of them civilians – according to health authorities in the Hamas-controlled enclave, with many of its 2.3 million residents also displaced.