<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Pooi Koon Chong - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pooi Koon Chong - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AP-G3MNl-l0/pooi-koon-chong</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Pooi Koon Chong - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AP-G3MNl-l0/pooi-koon-chong</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:24:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AP-G3MNl-l0/pooi-koon-chong.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia Finds Champion for ‘Invisible’ Women in Deputy Premier]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-08/malaysia-finds-champion-for-invisible-women-in-deputy-premier</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-08/malaysia-finds-champion-for-invisible-women-in-deputy-premier</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pooi Koon Chong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ij7CVKtQKcWY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ij7CVKtQKcWY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Wan Azizah Wan Ismail Photographer: Nadirah Zakariya/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MH370 Was ‘Manipulated’ Off Course to Its End, Report Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-30/mh370-investigation-unable-to-determine-cause-of-disappearance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-30/mh370-investigation-unable-to-determine-cause-of-disappearance</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Angus Whitley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 06:58:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iX5T4BVYsi6Q/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.png" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iX5T4BVYsi6Q/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.png"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia’s Problem: How to Cut a Better Economic Deal With China]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-24/mahathir-pushes-back-against-china-for-better-economic-deals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-24/mahathir-pushes-back-against-china-for-better-economic-deals</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pooi Koon Chong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iyZ5QgeDa06M/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iyZ5QgeDa06M/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s prime minister, attends a Bloomberg Television interview in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday, June 22, 2018. Mahathir said the ringgit&apos;s fair value now is the same as the peg his previous government established in 1998 during the Asian financial crisis.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia Finance Minister Cuts Growth Projection to About 5%]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-20/malaysia-finance-minister-sees-gdp-growth-easing-to-about-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-20/malaysia-finance-minister-sees-gdp-growth-easing-to-about-5</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anisah Shukry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 02:31:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/im6IQxjmJsJk/v245/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/im6IQxjmJsJk/v245/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia Expects to Recover Up to $3.5 Billion of 1MDB Funds]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-19/malaysia-expects-to-recover-up-to-3-5-billion-of-1mdb-funds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-19/malaysia-expects-to-recover-up-to-3-5-billion-of-1mdb-funds</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anisah Shukry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 12:44:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax Holiday Helps Curb Malaysia Inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumer prices rose at the slowest pace since February 2015]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-18/tax-holiday-helps-curb-malaysia-inflation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-18/tax-holiday-helps-curb-malaysia-inflation</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pooi Koon Chong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 07:40:40 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5JsT25CRojo/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.png" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5JsT25CRojo/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.png"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Malaysia Central Bank Chief Strikes Neutral Tone on Rate]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-11/malaysia-keeps-interest-rate-steady-to-support-economic-overhaul</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-11/malaysia-keeps-interest-rate-steady-to-support-economic-overhaul</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pooi Koon Chong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYp0pIcMFoBA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYp0pIcMFoBA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Bank Negara Malaysia logo is displayed at the reception desk of the Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia&apos;s finance sector study center and venue of the the Global Islamic Finance Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. The European Central Bank’s prospective quantitative easing is unlikely to be as disruptive to emerging markets as the Federal Reserve’s, Malaysian central bank Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz said. Photographer: Charles Pertwee</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia's Central Bank Chief Has Reason to Turn More Dovish]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-09/malaysia-s-new-central-bank-chief-has-reason-to-turn-more-dovish</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-09/malaysia-s-new-central-bank-chief-has-reason-to-turn-more-dovish</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pooi Koon Chong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivGSZZsOdXsE/v243/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivGSZZsOdXsE/v243/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mahathir's Test in Najib Trial: Prove It's Not a Political Stunt]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-05/test-of-najib-trial-is-to-prove-it-s-not-just-a-political-stunt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-05/test-of-najib-trial-is-to-prove-it-s-not-just-a-political-stunt</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anuradha Raghu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 05:31:40 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inzzn1OdCVSI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inzzn1OdCVSI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Najib Razak Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Najib’s Party Picks Ahmad Zahid to Lead Malaysian Opposition]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-30/najib-s-party-picks-ahmad-zahid-to-lead-malaysia-s-opposition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-30/najib-s-party-picks-ahmad-zahid-to-lead-malaysia-s-opposition</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anisah Shukry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2018 14:59:10 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwQ_L9.0FqGQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwQ_L9.0FqGQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>This picture taken on April 7, 2018 shows Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (2nd L)and his deputy Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (R) leaving after they launched their coalition&apos;s election manifesto ahead of the upcoming polls during a National Front coalition or Barisan Nasional rally, in Kuala Lumpur. - Malaysia&apos;s scandal-hit Prime Minister Najib Razak on April 7 pledged millions of new jobs and more cash for low-income workers, ahead of a tough election battle expected early next month. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images) Photographer: MOHD RASFAN/AFP</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[1MDB Audits Don't Show `True and Fair' Assessment, KPMG Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-26/1mdb-audits-retracted-by-kpmg-on-newly-declassified-information</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-26/1mdb-audits-retracted-by-kpmg-on-newly-declassified-information</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pooi Koon Chong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 01:57:57 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icVJxRPk4oz4/v257/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icVJxRPk4oz4/v257/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tax Holiday Gives Malaysians Reasons Not to Fear Inflation]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-19/a-tax-holiday-gives-malaysians-more-reason-not-to-fear-inflation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-19/a-tax-holiday-gives-malaysians-more-reason-not-to-fear-inflation</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pooi Koon Chong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8C6lvXdQNF4/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i8C6lvXdQNF4/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>An employee steams clothing on a mannequin in a window display of a Promod SA clothing store at the Suntec City shopping mall in Singapore, on Monday, May 16, 2016. One month after Singapore shifted to a zero currency appreciation policy, the local dollar is mostly steady against a basket of currencies as declines against U.S. dollar, pound, euro and yen are offset by gains versus the Australian dollar, Chinese yuan and Malaysia’s ringgit. Photographer: Nicky Loh</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia’s First Woman Deputy Premier Seeks Tighter Abuse Laws]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-11/malaysia-s-first-woman-deputy-premier-seeks-tighter-abuse-laws</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-11/malaysia-s-first-woman-deputy-premier-seeks-tighter-abuse-laws</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pooi Koon Chong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i71xR6mH2frQ/v3/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i71xR6mH2frQ/v3/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Wan Azizah Wan Ismail  Photographer: Nadirah Zakariya/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia Taps Public Euphoria to Reduce Nation's Debt Burden]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-30/malaysia-taps-public-euphoria-to-reduce-nation-s-debt-burden</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-30/malaysia-taps-public-euphoria-to-reduce-nation-s-debt-burden</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pooi Koon Chong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 09:21:55 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQ76GdhsPCAs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQ76GdhsPCAs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia&apos;s prime minister, center, attends a news conference in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, on Monday, May 28, 2018. Mahathir said he will cancel a proposed multibillion-dollar high-speed railway link to Singapore as the new leader, who returned to power in a surprise election upset this month, seeks to rein in expenditure.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia to Start Sales Tax in September to Shore Up Budget]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-30/mahathir-to-start-sales-tax-in-september-to-shore-up-budget</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-30/mahathir-to-start-sales-tax-in-september-to-shore-up-budget</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anisah Shukry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 06:43:48 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iiwiZSiUusnE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iiwiZSiUusnE/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Pedestrians cross a street outside the Pavilion Mall shopping center in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday, March 17, 2013. Malaysia is scheduled to release inflation data for February on March 20. Photographer: Sanjit Das</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia to Dismiss Thousands of State Workers to Cut Spending]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-23/malaysia-to-dismiss-thousands-of-state-workers-to-cut-spending</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-23/malaysia-to-dismiss-thousands-of-state-workers-to-cut-spending</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anisah Shukry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 06:12:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia Says Government Debt Is Inflated by 1MDB Borrowing]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-23/malaysia-says-government-debt-is-inflated-by-1mdb-borrowing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-23/malaysia-says-government-debt-is-inflated-by-1mdb-borrowing</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pooi Koon Chong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 04:41:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysian Finance Minister Says Government Debt Inflated by 1MDB]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-22/malaysian-finance-minister-says-government-debt-inflated-by-1mdb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-22/malaysian-finance-minister-says-government-debt-inflated-by-1mdb</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anisah Shukry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 09:44:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5BwMvBEMuTA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5BwMvBEMuTA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Lim Guan Eng, Malaysia&apos;s finance minister, center, speaks during a Pakatan Harapan alliance event in Petaling Jaya.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia's Finance Minister Takes Office as Budget Doubts Linger]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-21/malaysia-s-new-finance-minister-sworn-in-as-budget-doubts-linger</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-21/malaysia-s-new-finance-minister-sworn-in-as-budget-doubts-linger</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pooi Koon Chong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 10:19:27 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2_pf0NQcWqM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2_pf0NQcWqM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Lim Guan Eng, Malaysia&apos;s finance minister, speaks at a Pakatan Harapan alliance event in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Anwar is a free man just one week after his coalition&apos;s shock election win and after more than three years in jail. Anwar said he backed Mahathir as premier and would not insist on any timeframe for a handover of power.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia's Economic Fortunes Lie in the Hands of These 5 People]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-20/malaysia-s-economic-fortunes-lie-in-the-hands-of-these-5-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-20/malaysia-s-economic-fortunes-lie-in-the-hands-of-these-5-people</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pooi Koon Chong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ia2P8TgxZPqQ/v245/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ia2P8TgxZPqQ/v245/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item></channel></rss>