Tan Ai Leng

Tan Ai Leng

MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT

Tan Ai Leng is Malaysia correspondent at The Business Times, where her reporting encompasses a diverse array of subjects within the country. Her prior experience includes a role at The Edge Malaysia.

CIMB Niaga had total assets of 382 trillion rupiah as at Jun 30. Its market capitalisation stood at about 37.8 trillion rupiah in mid-October.

Malaysia’s CIMB explores taking Indonesian arm private amid market volatility

2026-10-21T10:30:16.000Z
From left: Lazada Malaysia CEO Kaya Qin and Cube Asia co-founder Simon Torring. Torring says that buy now, pay later schemes serve as a major catalyst in the region.

Faster delivery, easier credit fuel South-east Asia e-commerce: survey

2026-10-20T11:42:54.000Z
Malaysia’s Q3 GDP has expanded 5.3% year on year, slowing from 6% in Q2, official advance estimates show.

Malaysia’s economy: Five takeaways from GDP, trade and inflation figures

2026-10-20T05:00:00.000Z
Plantations sector are among the hardest hit by rising labour costs resulting from the higher minimum wage.

Malaysia Budget 2027: Key sector winners and laggards amid wage hikes

2026-10-16T07:13:55.000Z
Amova Asset Management CEO Stefanie Drews (left) with AHAM Capital deputy managing director Esther Teo in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (Oct 14).

Japan’s Amova eyes broader South-east Asian footprint through Malaysia’s AHAM

2026-10-14T11:49:42.000Z
IOIPG Malaysia Real Estate Investment Trust’s initial portfolio comprises nine properties, anchored by IOI City Mall, alongside six hotels and two office developments.

IOI Properties advances Reit listing, backed by US$1.8 billion portfolio

2026-10-12T10:26:38.000Z
Malayan Flour Mills executive deputy chairman and managing director Teh Wee Chye constantly pursues diversification, recognising that even defensive food businesses remain vulnerable to global events.
BEHIND THE NAME

No chicken feed: How Malayan Flour Mills built an empire from flour to fowl

2026-10-12T05:25:32.000Z
Senai has evolved from a low-cost assembly node into a high-value manufacturing and logistics hub.

Senai’s second act: JS-SEZ reshapes Johor’s factory town as Singapore’s industrial ally

2026-10-12T03:00:00.000Z
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anwar Ibrahim holds the Budget 2027 document before heading to parliament.

Malaysia Budget 2027: Election appeal meets the investment test

2026-10-09T13:16:30.000Z
Rapidus says the ecosystem framework aims to address the global advanced semiconductor talent shortage.

Malaysian chip designers eye new business through Japanese foundry Rapidus

2026-10-08T02:47:41.000Z