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Joseph Sipalan
Joseph Sipalan has done extensive reporting of Malaysia, specialising in politics and more recently macro-economics. An alumnus of Reuters and several major Malaysian news organisations.
Xi’s three-day visit to Malaysia will give local firms the chance to look for better access to China to offset potential tariff pain, analysts say.
Chinese EV makers, facing US tariffs, are targeting Southeast Asia, threatening Malaysia’s auto industry with steep discounts and potential job losses.
The bloc said the levies will lead to ‘significant challenges’ for businesses and affect livelihoods of millions of people in the region.
By diversifying its market investment sources, Asean can be less reliant on American capital, a former Malaysian central banker says.
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President Xi Jinping’s coming visit to Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam has turned attention to China as a potential economic stabiliser.
Perlis Inland Port aims to offer Southeast Asia a viable land-based trade alternative to the instability of current shipping routes.
Analysts say Washington’s semiconductor exemption offers little relief as Malaysia’s broader electronics industry face steep import levies.
Social media addiction was a key complaint raised by women during marriage counselling sessions, according to a Selangor-based counsellor.
‘Disproportionately stiffer’ tariffs for the region will be detrimental to growth for export-reliant Asian economies, experts warn.
More than 100 people were injured in the huge blaze that happened near a residential area, with 65 of them hospitalised.
Hopes of finding survivors are ‘diminishing’ as the critical 72-hour window in which people can survive without water closes.
A planned meeting involving over 2,000 temples comes amid a row over the relocation of the Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman temple in Kuala Lumpur.
Lack of safeguards against multiple Buy Now, Pay Later borrowings could lead to surging indebtedness among low-income earners, consumer group warns.
The onus to keep flags ‘clean and not faded’ falls on the parents, some of whom are already struggling with day-to-day expenses.
Malaysia is enhancing semiconductor tracking to reassure the US amid investigations into alleged Nvidia chip diversions to China.
Officials said the weekend cyberattack had affected certain computer systems at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Malaysia’s Perlis mega-port aims to revolutionise halal cargo delivery to China, contingent on Thai rail agreements and regional stability.
Sharon Ann De Souza’s mission is to preserve Malacca Peranakan cuisine, by embracing traditional methods in a modern world.
Social media users are poking fun at the absurdity of the viral video of an elderly Malay man confronting a non-Muslim for not fasting.
A food waste-reduction group collected over 46,000kg of unsold food over the first two weeks of Ramadan this year, but said the actual wastage was likely to be much higher.
The 65-year-old initially pleaded guilty but contested some of facts so the judge rejected his plea.
Lim is known for being very vocal against corruption in Malay-majority Umno, with which his party is now trying to build ties.
The victim claimed the assailant slapped him several times after he refused to show his identity card to prove he was not a Muslim.
They’re like mini grenades of love, betrayal and revenge – and Malaysians can’t get enough. Now to cook up some home-made titles.
Malaysian mothers have won a fight granting citizenship to their overseas-born children, but many remain in limbo.
He had twice delayed reporting to Putrajaya authorities, citing health issues.
Social media users accuse teen driver’s sister of faking her tearful apology over previous ‘excessive’ post and comments about the crash.
The accident could have been caused by the age of the building in Sabah’s Kota Kinabbalu and structural weakness in the ceiling, authorities say.
The settlement, however, excludes adult children, leaving many without citizenship rights.
