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Joseph Sipalan
Joseph Sipalan has done extensive reporting of Malaysia, specialising in politics and more recently macro-economics. An alumnus of Reuters and several major Malaysian news organisations.
Joseph Sipalan has done extensive reporting of Malaysia, specialising in politics and more recently macro-economics. An alumnus of Reuters and several major Malaysian news organisations.
Areas of Expertise:
Malaysian politics, economics and foreign relations, Southeast Asian affairsLanguages Spoken:
English, Bahasa Malaysia
The Maldives reiterated call for a Palestinian state comes two weeks after the island nation implemented an entry ban on Israeli passport holders.
The US political commentator drew the ire of Malaysians by suggesting they were too poor to buy a hat or afford a proper meal.
Malaysia is looking for ways to reduce its US$25 billion trade surplus with the US in a bid to ease the pain of a proposed 24 per cent levy.
With US tariff uncertainty jeopardising Malaysian jobs, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim must weigh the necessity of slashing subsidies.
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Uganda has an estimated 6.5 billion barrels of petroleum reserves. Malaysia’s reserves stood at 2.7 billion barrels as of 2023.
A high-level trade delegation from Malaysia is visiting Washington to discuss the country’s ‘neutral’ role in global supply chains.
Africa, with a combined estimated US$3 trillion economy and a population of about 1.3 billion, offers potential for trade and investments.
Only two states have imposed a blanket ban on e-cigarettes and vapes so far, as the health ministry flip-flops on a decision.
Rights to host mega concerts came into stark focus last year after Singapore secured an exclusive deal with US superstar Taylor Swift.
In soft-power win, viral video of Chinese journalists describing their lunch in fluent Malay has earned praise from Malaysians.
The Chinese president’s tour through Southeast Asia comes as Beijing seeks to position itself as the region’s most dependable trade partner.
The two countries signed a raft of deals spanning AI, infrastructure and agriculture as both leaders spoke out in defence of open trade.
Chinese president will meet Malaysia’s king and prime minister, with visit expected to usher in a rush of deals and increased cooperation.
Xi’s three-day visit to Malaysia will give local firms the chance to look for better access to China to offset potential tariff pain, analysts say.
Chinese EV makers, facing US tariffs, are targeting Southeast Asia, threatening Malaysia’s auto industry with steep discounts and potential job losses.
The bloc said the levies will lead to ‘significant challenges’ for businesses and affect livelihoods of millions of people in the region.
By diversifying its market investment sources, Asean can be less reliant on American capital, a former Malaysian central banker says.
President Xi Jinping’s coming visit to Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam has turned attention to China as a potential economic stabiliser.
Perlis Inland Port aims to offer Southeast Asia a viable land-based trade alternative to the instability of current shipping routes.
Analysts say Washington’s semiconductor exemption offers little relief as Malaysia’s broader electronics industry face steep import levies.
Social media addiction was a key complaint raised by women during marriage counselling sessions, according to a Selangor-based counsellor.
‘Disproportionately stiffer’ tariffs for the region will be detrimental to growth for export-reliant Asian economies, experts warn.
More than 100 people were injured in the huge blaze that happened near a residential area, with 65 of them hospitalised.
Hopes of finding survivors are ‘diminishing’ as the critical 72-hour window in which people can survive without water closes.
A planned meeting involving over 2,000 temples comes amid a row over the relocation of the Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman temple in Kuala Lumpur.
Lack of safeguards against multiple Buy Now, Pay Later borrowings could lead to surging indebtedness among low-income earners, consumer group warns.
The onus to keep flags ‘clean and not faded’ falls on the parents, some of whom are already struggling with day-to-day expenses.
Malaysia is enhancing semiconductor tracking to reassure the US amid investigations into alleged Nvidia chip diversions to China.
Officials said the weekend cyberattack had affected certain computer systems at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
