Lu Wei Hoong

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Shannon Teoh |Lu Wei Hoong

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam will jointly explore the export of renewable energy following an agreement signed by their government-linked firms on May 26 to collaborate on developing a new electricity link.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Shannon Teoh |Lu Wei Hoong

JOHOR BAHRU – As the dust settled on Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leadership contest, calls have grown louder for Malaysia’s ruling party to begin healing the wounds left by a bitter campaign. The vote on May 23 saw Economy Minister and incumbent Rafizi Ramli defeated by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar for the deputy presidency.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Philip Wen |Lu Wei Hoong |Stania Puspawardhani |Joyce Lim

BANGKOK - Factory workers in Muar, known for its abundant high-quality rubberwood sourced from end-of-life-cycle rubber plantations, are working speedily to polish ready-to-assemble furniture pieces and arranging them into flat-pack boxes. The hive of activity in the coastal town in north-western Johor, Malaysia’s biggest furniture manufacturing hub, belies the confluence of pain points that are contributing to an undercurrent of foreboding and gloom.

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | Lu Wei Hoong |Laura Aragó |Shannon Teoh

As the first customers of the day stream into a supermarket in Singapore, the seafood section bustles with activity. A spread of freshly caught fish and shellfish glistens on crushed ice – plump pomfret, gleaming squid and glossy red prawns, delivered just hours earlier from across the Causeway. The faint scent of the sea mingles with the cool air as shoppers examine the day’s catch and make their picks, which are then cleaned, trimmed and portioned as requested.