Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Malaysia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Chinese mobile wallet Alipay has arrived in Malaysia, marking the latest international push for Ant Financial Services Group, Alibaba Group’s payment affiliate and owner of Alipay. According to Alibaba, six Malaysian banks have received regulatory approval…
Petron, the country’s biggest oil refiner and retailer, has partnered with two foreign firms to start building a new oil refinery worth $15 million to $20 billion by early 2018. “This is the biggest investment in the Philippine history so far. Have you seen a…
Convenience store chain 7-Eleven Malaysia is now offering Lazada Malaysia offline payment services at its stores nationwide via its partnership with MOLPay. As the leading convenience store in the country, 7-Eleven is continuously making its way up by…
Malaysia Airlines has decided to extend its long-running component support contract with AFI KLM E&M covering its fleet of Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. The initial agreement was intended to cover 35 aircraft. The support provided by AFI KLM E&M…
Malaysia Airlines is temporarily closing two of its home hub lounges in Kuala Lumpur as it completes extensive refurbishment works to breathe new life into the spaces. MAS’ regional Golden Lounge in KLIA’s Main Terminal is up first – primarily used by…
Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (Sunway REIT or Trust), one of the largest retail-focused real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Malaysia, has embarked on a sustainability campaign, “Clean Air – A Smoke Free Environment Project” at Sunway REIT’s…
AirAsia and Tourism Malaysia are teaming up to attract tourists to Malaysia under a two-year agreement. In a statement, the low-cost airline said they would focus on developing activities to promote the country to all 10 Asean countries, China, Japan, South…
Geox is expanding its international footprint with the opening of a new store in Kuala Lumpur. The 110 sq mt space launched at Pavilion shopping centre, which attracts more than 30 million visitors a year. The new location joins seven further shops across…
McDonald’s Malaysia will expand its store stable over the next nine years, taking its current store total to 450 by 2025. The fast-food operator will invest 1.4 billion ringgit (US$317 million) to facilitate an almost doubling of store numbers in Malaysia.…
AirAsia will now fly to Pontianak, Indonesia, from Kuching with direct daily flights starting June 5. This marks AirAsia’s 10 route from Kuching and the airline’s second route from Malaysia into Pontianak. “We are excited to launch our second international…
Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) will set up the Singapore Data Science Consortium, a national partnership that aims to improve strengths in data science and analytics. The consortium includes the National University Singapore (NUS), the Nanyang…
Malaysia’s Axiata Group has signed a four-year agreement to lease capacity over Thaicom’s IPSTAR-1 satellite for the provision of broadband services in Indonesia. Subsidiary Axiata Business Services will purchase the remaining capacity on the broadband…
Chopard Malaysia has reopened its store in Kuala Lumpur, showcasing a refurbished space in Suria KLCC. Located on the ground floor of the shopping mall, the boutique is one of three Malaysian stores for the high-end Swiss jeweller, with the other two located…
DHL e-Commerce has launched its domestic delivery operations in Malaysia, as online shopping gets set to grow rapidly in the Asian nation. The investment, from the German-based division of global logistics company Deutsche Post DHL Group, includes a…
AirAsia has unveiled more domestic routes from its secondary hubs in Malaysia as well as several new connections to China and India launching this year. The Malaysian LCC commenced a Kuala Lumpur-Bhubaneswar (India) flight on April 26, the first international…
After the successful launch of first direct international flight operation between Bhubaneswar and Kuala Lumpur, AirAsia on Thursday announced to start daily flights between the two destinations soon. The Malaysia-based low-cost airlines will also start…
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