Anwar says as an exporter, it could be profitable for Malaysia to buy gas

Govt assures inbound products for Muslim market subject to Jakim’s stringent requirements.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — Exports from eight states rose to RM71.6 billion in February 2025, contributing to Malaysia’s total exports of RM118.3 billion, the Statistics Department (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — Malaysia's trade performance for January-March 2024 continued its upward trajectory, recording 7.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) growth to RM690.59 billion, with a RM34.22 billion surplus, said the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti).

NEW DELHI, March 14 — India’s palm oil imports dropped 36 per cent in February as the country’s overall edible oil imports declined for the second straight month.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 16 — Tensions in the Red Sea are not expected to impact the country’s agriculture and food sectors, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

NEW DELHI, Dec 15 — India imported 217,847 tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia in November as the country's overall vegetable oil imports rose 13 per cent during the month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — The production of crude oil and condensate amounted to 45.9 million barrels in the third quarter of 2023, which was higher by 0.3 per cent compared to a year ago, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — Allowing the import of completely built-up (CBU) cars with small engine capacity will lead to the dumping of such vehicles in the local market and hamper the government’s goal of developing the local automotive industry, said Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20  — Malaysia's total trade surpassed the RM2 trillion mark from January to October this year, reaching RM2.181 trillion, with exports amounting to RM1.186 trillion while imports were valued at RM995.55 billion.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Malaysia needs to use the local currency in trade activities to ensure the value of the ringgit and the country's economy continues to be strong at the global level, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — The Fisheries Department will ensure that marine fish imports (live) are free from radionuclide contamination with each consignment having to have a valid Fish Health Certificate from the exporting country.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Malaysia's trade surplus rose 21.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM15.42 billion in May 2023, registering the 37th consecutive month of double-digit growth since May of 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Malaysia’s total trade surged by 27.8 per cent to RM2.8 trillion in 2022 versus RM2.2 trillion the year before, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

NEW DELHI, May 12 — India imported more than 1.5 million tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia over the last six months.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — Malaysia’s import unit value index showed a positive trend month-on-month (m-o-m) with a 0.6 per cent growth to 128.7 points in February 2023 from 128.0 points in January 2023.

MOSCOW, March 17 — Singapore will soon be able to import 1 gigawatt of low-carbon electricity from Cambodia in what will become the country's largest electricity import to date, the Singaporean Energy Market Authority said on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — Malaysia maintained its outstanding performance in 2022 in terms of trade, exports, imports and trade surplus, with exports hitting the 12th Malaysia Plan’s (12MP) target three years earlier than forecast, the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) said.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 16 — The government will only import eggs from India until local supplies stabilise, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu.

NEW DELHI, Jan 12 — India imported 312,267 tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia in December 2022 while its overall global edible oil imports during the month topped 1.5 million tonnes.