Delivering a speech at the Clean Energy Transition Asia (CETA) Summit 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Fadillah, who is also the energy transition and water transformation minister, said that the Southeast Asian region now drives more than half of the global energy demand.
Laos is Thailand’s 7th largest trading partner in ASEAN and 18th globally.
Indonesia is also actively seeking cooperation with nations that play strategic roles in the global semiconductor supply chain, aiming to develop the industry while strengthening infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI).
The performance of the Malaysian economy partly reflects sound economic management, as the government has maintained prudent macroeconomic and fiscal policies, said an IMF official.
Indonesia plans to cut production of both nickel and coal next year as the world’s biggest supplier of the two commodities moves to curb oversupply that has dragged prices lower, according to Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia.
Thailand and Peru have successfully concluded a deal to upgrade their free trade agreement (FTA), delivering year-end good news for 2025 after negotiations were stalled for more than a decade
According to data compiled by the Ministry of Tourism, the number of tourists from Malaysia reached 2.18 million in the January-October 2025 period, showing a growth of 15.91% compared to last year. Meanwhile, the number of visitors from Singapore totaled 1.19 million this year, growing by 7.66% from 2024.
Malaysia’s export growth slows as trade with US declines
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
