tags - Sinar Daily

Resilient domestic demand remains the anchor of Malaysia’s growth narrative, even as net external demand continues to fluctuate. - Bernama photo

US President Donald Trump (R) claps as Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (2nd L) shakes hands with Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (2nd R) as Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during a ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, attends a press conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Oct 4, 2025. - (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI / POOL / AFP)

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Anwar attends a plenary session of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 7, 2025. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP)

The sultan is in Kuala Lumpur with other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders, who are meeting on Tuesday with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and dignitaries from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Photo: STA ROSA / AFP

Wide-ranging unilateral tariffs imposed by the administration of the US President Donald Trump will cause short-term problems for certain sectors of the export-oriented states of the Asean grouping, but will lose their bite over time considering the resilience of these countries, according to analysts. - BERNAMA FILE PIX

This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia's Department of Information on April 16, 2025 shows Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim (Center R) and China's President Xi Jinping (Center L) standing during their meeting at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by FAMER ROHENI / MALAYSIA'S DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION/AFP)

Minda-UKM director Professor Tan Sri Dr Noor Azlan Ghazali (left), director of UKM International Trade and Investment at the Institute of Malaysia and International Studies (Ikmas) Professor Dr Sufian Jusoh (centre) and UKM-Graduate School of Business Adjunct Professor and Minda-UKM Associate Fellow Dr Mohd Shahreen Madros (right).

IIM board member Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali (second from right) during a discussion with Karangkraf Group adviser Datuk Hussamuddin Yaacub (right) during a courtesy visit to the Karangkraf Complex.