Malaysia lowered gasoline and rice prices Tuesday as part of government moves to boost consumer confidence and spending as a global economic downturn unfolds.

Malaysia will remove import duties on raw materials and intermediate goods for manufacturing and ease licensing requirements to help businesses cope with the global...

Malaysian property developers on Thursday called for scrapping the special housing privileges given to the ethnic Malay majority, saying an open market is crucial to...

A maritime official says pirates have hijacked a Philippines chemical tanker with 23 crew members near Somalia.

Malaysia’s 10-year-old international airport has come under criticism from lawmakers for relying on a government handout of 1 billion ringgit ($286 million) each...

Malaysia’s AirAsia on Tuesday abolished fuel surcharges on all its flights and said it will give away half a million free tickets next year in an attempt to lure...

Malaysia’s Scomi Engineering said Monday its consortium with an Indian company has won a 1.85 billion ringgit ($523 million) state contract to build the first...

A maritime official says pirates have hijacked a Danish cargo ship with 13 crew members near Somalia.

Malaysian authorities freed the editor of an anti-government news Web site Friday after a court decided that his arrest under a law allowing indefinite detention was...

A Malaysian high court ordered that the editor of an anti-government news Web site be released from detention Friday, ruling that his arrest for allegedly causing...

Dubai airline Emirates believes the slump in global freight traffic is near a bottom and is optimistic signs of recovery will emerge next year, a senior official said...

Malaysia’s exports in 2009 are expected to decline for the first time in eight years as the global economic downturn hits the trade-dependent nation, officials...

Malaysia announced Tuesday it would inject an additional 7 billion ringgit ($2 billion) into the economy in 2009 to boost spending, but warned that growth will still...

Malaysian marine police say they have seized 10,000 endangered turtle eggs believed to be from the Philippines.

Oil prices rose to nearly $69 a barrel in Asia Monday, rising in tandem with advancing regional equity markets but traders predicted gains may be capped by lingering...

Malaysia’s No. 2 leader secured the top post in the ruling party Sunday, making it virtually certain that he will succeed the country’s unpopular prime...

Malaysia on Saturday defended its recognition of Kosovo as an independent state _ a move that caused Serbia to expel the Southeast Asian nation’s ambassador.

Export-dependent Asia should hasten regional economic integration to bolster trade and keep a crucial engine of growth running as it braces for fallout from the global...

Oil prices climbed above $69 a barrel in Asia Thursday, steadily extending gains as the dollar tumbled and stock markets in the region rallied after the U.S. Federal...

A Malaysian man has been accused of trying to hurt his neighbor with a dangerous weapon _ centipedes. Prosecutor Mazri Mohamed said Wednesday that R. Prabakaran has...