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Over the past five years Malaysia has become a major destination for foreigners seeking medical treatment. In 2011 over 578,000 foreign patients sought treatment in Malaysian hospitals and clinics, spending RM511m ($164.8m), up almost 19% on foreign health care expenditure in 2010. At a conference in Kuala Lumpur (KL) in July 2012, Liow Tiong Lai,...

With a number of key infrastructure projects being delivered under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) and the real estate market still remaining buoyant, the construction sector in Malaysia is enjoying a relatively busy economic cycle.

THE COMPANY: Telekom Malaysia (TM) is the largest integrated communications solutions provider in Malaysia. TM’s core businesses are providing communication services and solutions in internet, multimedia, and data and fixed line. Khazanah is the major shareholder, with a 28% stake, while the government-...

Driven by a growing industrial base and rising income levels, which are nudging up consumption levels, Malaysia’s electricity demand is expected to equal the OECD average by 2030. While the country has a comfortable supply and demand electricity buffer, with a total installed capacity of 24,257 MW compared to a peak demand of 17,316 MW in 2011,...

It is hard to overestimate the positive impact air transport has had on the country’s economic development over the past decade. The sector has played a vital role in the rapid expansion of trade and the thriving tourism industry, for starters. Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), the nation’s primary international facility, has become one of...

THE COMPANY: Sime Darby is a diversified multinational involved in numerous sectors. It was set up in 2007 to facilitate the merger of Golden Hope, Kumpulan Guthrie and Sime Darby, and is now the second-largest company by market cap listed on Bursa Malaysia. Sime Darby Plantation is one of the world’s...