Politics

The Singapore government has launched a series of new food projects in order to be able to feed its growing population. Earlier this month, it announced it would open an 'Agri-Food Innovation Park' for high-tech farming processes.
Economy

Singapore focuses on food security to counter external threats

City-state rolls out 'agri tech park' project as it seeks to reduce dependency on food imports

30 March 2019
Young supporters of the Indonesian Solidarity Party at a rally in December (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Politics

Asia's millennials finding their political voice

In Indonesia and Malaysia, young politicians emerge in party ranks

27 March 2019
Siti Aisyah, right, who was accused of killing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother in Malaysia, thanks Indonesian President Joko Widodo at a meeting at the presidential palace in Jakarta on March 12.
Politics

How release of suspect in Kim Jong Nam murder helps Widodo

Opposition frets Indonesian president may use high profile case in election

18 March 2019
Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she arrives at Shah Alam High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia on Thursday. Vietnam has urged Malaysia to release the second woman accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader after her co-defendant was unexpectedly set free this week.
International relations

Trial of Vietnamese defendant in Kim Jong Nam case to resume

Ambassador protests decision after diplomatic bid to drop case

14 March 2019
Siti Aisyah, who was held in Malaysia as a suspect in the Kim Jong Nam murder, spoke to the press Martch 11 before flying home.
Politics

Indonesia diplomacy helped free suspect in Kim brother's death

Malaysia meets neighbor's request as North Korean role remains unresolved

12 March 2019
Malaysian Prime Mahathir Mohamad and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte greet each other in Manila on March 7.
International relations

Mahathir warns Philippines about China loans

Duterte and Malaysian leader vow to keep South China Sea open

7 March 2019
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's government has tried to move away from ethnically focused politics since coming to power in May.
Malaysia in transition

Malaysian opposition forms alliance in new challenge to Mahathir

Key parties forge ethnic-based tie-up as government wrestles with slowing economy

6 March 2019
A view of the Kuala Lumpur skyline. The Malaysian government is pressing state-linked funds for higher returns as it works to restore fiscal health.
6 March 2019
Mahathir Mohamad admitted that his government has not done enough to fulfill its election promises.
Malaysia in transition

Mahathir doles out cash to win over disgruntled Malaysian public

Prime minister makes policy U-turn to give one-off $25 payments to young voters

28 February 2019
The Saudi Crown Prince meets Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on his recent visit to New Delhi, Islamabad and Beijing.
Opinion

Asia's energy importers must beware of bringing in Middle East tensions

Saudi foreign investment plans, including in Pakistan, India and China, risk provoking Iran

27 February 2019
People enter the Goldman Sachs global headquarters, also known by its address as 200 West Street, in New York's lower Manhattan.
Interview

Goldman will learn and rebound from 1MDB scandal, says CEO

Solomon says bank will use 'different lens' when doing business in emerging markets

18 February 2019
It is time Mahathir got radical. (Photo by Keiichiro Sato)
Opinion

Breathing space for Mahathir

Growth spurt offers Malaysian leader a window for economic reform

18 February 2019
Singapore's spending on health care and other social programs will rise in 2019.
Economy

Southeast Asia's expansionary fiscal budgets put markets on edge

Governments struggle to maintain growth amid trade war and looming elections

16 February 2019
The government led by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad maintained its growth forecast for this year at 4.9%. 
Economy

Mahathir revives high-profile council to boost growth

Malaysia's GDP accelerates for first time in 5 quarters

14 February 2019
Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted out of a courthouse in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 16, 2018. She is one of two women on trial for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea and ASEAN heal ties torn by Kim brother's murder

Two years after airport incident, suspects await ruling as early as summer

13 February 2019
Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, middle, said on Tuesday the 'ghosts of 1MDB have been exorcised' with the launch of a 3.3 billion ringgit real estate development.
Property

Malaysia ‘exorcises 1MDB ghosts’ by reviving development

Australia's Lendlease leads real estate project formerly owned by scandal-hit state fund

12 February 2019
A Malaysian court has postponed the corruption trial of former Prime Minister Najib Razak who is accused of siphoning millions out of state fund 1MDB.
Malaysia in transition

Malaysian court postpones Najib corruption trial

Former leader applied for deferment on technical grounds

11 February 2019
The Malaysian vessel Polaris, left, and Greece-registered Piraeus collided off the coast of Singapore on Feb. 9. (Photo courtesy of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore)
International relations

Malaysian ship collision in Singapore waters adds to tension

Incident with Greek-registered freighter risks deeper spat over maritime border

10 February 2019
Former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak faces the first of several 1MDB-related court trials on Feb. 12, widely seen as a test of the Mahathir's government's ability to face pervasive corruption in the country.
The Big Story

Malaysians gripped as Najib’s 1MDB hearing looms

Trial a litmus test for Mahathir’s war on corruption

6 February 2019
Facing some 20 charges related to misconduct in Malaysia's 1MDB state fund, former first lady Rosmah Mansor's private hoard of luxury goods took 150 officials nearly one month to catalog.
The Big Story

Hardly 'shabby' chic: Rosmah Mansor's trial looms

Taste for Hermes and diamonds highlighted in 1MDB case

6 February 2019
Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, center, visited Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in November 2018.
Comment

Mahathir still living in the shadow of Lee Kuan Yew

Recent tough stance toward Singapore reflects rocky relations of the past

6 February 2019
Malaysia fines Deloitte for negligence in its audit of 1MDB ahead of the issuance of a bond by the state fund's units. 
Malaysia in transition

Malaysia fines Deloitte for 1MDB negligence

Accountancy slapped with $537,000 penalty for failing to report irregularities

30 January 2019
The European Union consumes 11.6% of the palm oil produced by Malaysia. Pictured here is a factory outside Kuala Lumpur that processes palm oil.   
Malaysia in transition

Malaysia threatens to freeze out EU over palm oil ban

Foreign ministry pointed to similar action taken by Indonesia

28 January 2019
The ban affects 27 Filipino trainees at this Mitsubishi Motors factory in Okazaki, in central Japan. (Photo courtesy of Mitsubishi Motors)
Economy

Mitsubishi and Panasonic banned from hiring foreign interns

Companies complain about the system's rigidity as labor shortage worsens

26 January 2019
Businessman Jho Low is being sought by Malaysian authorities over his role in the 1MDB financial scandal that contributed to the downfall of Najib Razak, the former prime minister.
Malaysia in transition

Malaysia goes after Jho Low parents in 1MDB probe

Authorities gathering evidence ahead of Najib trial

25 January 2019