Malaysia's export outlook faces rising downside risks despite a sustained AI-driven upcycle, as Middle East tensions dampen global growth, disrupt supply chains and raise input costs, according to economists.

A catastrophic fire swept through a densely populated, impoverished village in Malaysia, leaving thousands of residents homeless and destroying an estimated 1,000 homes.

The Malaysian federal government and the Sabah state government are moving quickly to coordinate emergency assistance and temporary housing for thousands of residents displaced by a catastrophic fire in Kampung Bahagia, Sandakan.

Hundreds of people have been displaced after a fire destroyed around 200 homes in a coastal village in Malaysia's Sabah state on Sunday.

Emerging spillover effects from the global energy crisis are beginning to appear across Malaysia’s transport, tourism, and labor markets, even as core economic indicators remain relatively stable, Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said on Tuesday.

Malaysia is moving to diversify its supply of key raw materials and medical products amid growing concerns over disruptions linked to conflict in the Middle East, officials say.

Malaysia’s technology sector is expected to remain on a broadly positive trajectory into 2026, supported by strong demand linked to artificial intelligence and a continuing global semiconductor upcycle.

One oil tanker carrying Malaysian-bound crude from the Persian Gulf has broken down, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

Kazakhstan plans to increase coal output to 128.9 million tons in 2026,says Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov.