Malaysia

The lifeblood of agricultural and industrial development, clean and reliable water resources remain as important today to the development of Malaysia as when Kuala Lumpur was originally founded at the confluence of the Kelang and Gombak Rivers.

Canada and Malaysia share more than half a century of friendship. It is a friendship that started in 1957 – the year Malaysia became independent and the year Canada became one of the first countries in the world to recognise Malaysian independence. In that same year, John Diefenbaker was the first Canadian Prime Minister to visit Malaysia....

With Malaysia’s steady economic growth and an expected regional surge in energy demand, the country’s oil and gas sector continues to play a key role economically, socially and strategically. Spearheaded by domestic energy champion Petroliam Nasional (Petronas), the industry already has an established track record of discovering and exploiting...

While sustained economic expansion has created unprecedented opportunities for many Malaysians and given rise to more value-added industries, the energy infrastructure underpinning this growth is under increasing stress. To address the escalating challenge and stem mounting subsidy payments, the government and various stakeholders are...

With production diminishing from maturing oil fields, domestic consumption on the rise and an increasing amount of lucrative natural gas destined for the export market, Malaysia is stepping up efforts to stem the tide of increasing energy demand by significantly boosting capital expenditures in the upstream sector. If successful, this...