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Malaysia May Hold Policy Rate, Signal Upcoming Hike as AI Boosts Economic Growth

09. Juli 2026 um 00:00
Malaysia will likely hold its benchmark interest rate on Thursday and signal a possible hike later this year as the artificial intelligence boom drives faster-than-expected economic growth.

The Bank Negara Malaysia headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday, May. 17, 2024. Malaysia will release gross domestic product numbers for the first quarter of 2024 today. The economy grew 3.9% in the first three months, according to the median forecast in a Bloomberg survey.

Singapore’s Main Opposition Keeps Singh as Chief After Vote

Pritam Singh kept his role as leader of Singapore’s main opposition Workers’ Party after a special vote by cadres following his convictions for lying to a parliamentary committee.

Pritam Singh, secretary general of the Workers' Party, speaks during a party rally in Singapore, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Singaporeans will head to the polls on May 3 after a mere nine-day election campaign — among the world’s shortest timelines for voters to make a decision.

Singapore Opposition Chief Faces Leadership Vote, CNA Reports

02. Juni 2026 um 05:48
The head of Singapore’s Workers’ Party, the city-state’s main opposition block, faces a party leadership vote later this month after he was reprimanded for lying to a parliamentary committee, Channel News Asia reported Monday.

Pritam Singh, secretary general of the Workers’ Party, speaks during a party rally in Singapore in April 2025.

Southeast Asia’s Factories Ramp Up on Robust Domestic Demand

02. Juni 2026 um 03:59
Southeast Asia’s manufacturing sector snapped a three-month slowdown in May, as a surge in domestic demand helped offset a downturn in exports.

Workers cut off excess thread from items of clothing at a Thai Son S.P. Co. garment factory in Binh Thuan province, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Thursday, Apr. 10, 2025. For more than 70 years, many emerging nations, especially in Asia, have become the low-cost manufacturer to the US, the world’s biggest consumer.
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