Business Jan 23, 2022

How a billionaire’s global cruise empire imploded in Hong Kong

Lim Kok Thay started a cruise ferry and gambling boat business in 1990s Hong Kong and turned it into one of Asia’s biggest cruise operators.

Business Jan 11, 2022

Investing titans can no longer ignore Malaysia’s labor abuses

Concerns over labor abuse in Malaysia, long present in the Southeast Asian country, have escalated in the past three months.

Business Dec 16, 2021

Intel plans $7 billion Asia expansion as chip crunch persists

The project marks a big bet on Malaysia, which is emerging as a global center for testing and assembling semiconductors.

Asia Pacific Dec 7, 2021

The world's relentless demand for chips turns deadly in Malaysia

The tragedy shows the little-understood human cost of keeping industries happy and supply chains running while a contagious virus rages.

Asia Pacific / Politics Dec 6, 2021

1MDB prison threat hangs over Najib Razak’s Malaysian resurgence

Sentenced to 12 years in a case involving around $10 million deposited in his personal accounts, elections are his way to stay out of jail.

Business Aug 24, 2021

Chip supplies to take new hit as COVID-19 surges in Malaysia

In recent years Malaysia has emerged as a major center for chip testing and packaging, but numbers of COVID-19 infections are soaring in the country and putting operations at risk.