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Malaysia has won its bid to host the qualifying rounds of one zone of the ninth Polo World Cup next year. Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, president of the Royal Malaysian Polo Association, - Online Polo World Cup News Malaysia - Malaysia In Focus

In a report released by the World Economic Forum, Malaysia is ranked as the world's 27th most networked economy - Economic News Malaysia - Malaysia in Focus

If there was a word that kept popping out at me this entire year, it was 'obliviousness'. It just felt to me that so many people spent 2011 being completely oblivious to what was happening around them. Whether it was Middle Eastern dictators who refused to understand why their people were taking to the streets, to Wall Street bankers who kept awarding themselves humongous bonuses even after their banks had gone bankrupt and people had lost their homes, to the politicians who refused to connect all the many floods and other extreme weather to climate change, so many people at the pinnacles of power remained oblivious to changes going on in the world.

Najib Razak, Malaysia's Prime Minister says that the world must rise to the challenge posed by climate change now before it becomes a case of "too little, too late." - Business and Political News Malaysia - Malaysia In Focus

Investments of US$14.06 billion flowed out of Malaysia last year, up 26 per cent from a year ago, says the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development World Investment Report.

Malaysia's Outward Investment Up 26% says UN

The Central Bank of Malaysia and the Malaysian government are Developed programmes to educate central banks around the world on regulating Islamic financial systems.

Despite the global economic crisis which has had a major impact on ports around the world

Despite the global economic climate, Malaysia continued to attract tourists from around the world last year.Record of Immigration Department showed that 21.5 million tourists arrived between January- November 2009

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak has been awarded the 2010 ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society Award for dedication to promoting information and communication technology as a means of providing a better a life for humanity.

A study by Scheherazade S Rehman and Hossein Askari from George Washington University, published in the Global Economy Journal Vol 10 drew surprising conclusions. The study examined if policies of Muslim countries (or Muslim majority countries) were founded on Islamic principles in comparison to non-Muslim countries. 208 countries were studied. The criteria: economic opportunity, economic freedom, corruption, financial systems and human rights were used to measure the level of 'Islamicity' (based on an information website about Islam and Muslims). The study found that most Islamic countries did not conduct themselves according to Islamic principles concerning economic, financial, political, legal, social and governance issues.

Despite the impact of the global financial crisis on worldwide tourism, Malaysia entered the list at number nine.

Malaysia an international hub for the halal industry, is expected to sign deals worth some RM3.8 billion during Halal Malaysia Week, says Prime Minister Najib Razak.((

Malaysia's state oil company Petronas has appointed Shamsul Azhar Abbas as chief executive, Prime Minister Najib Razak said.

Malaysia is the potential to be a major producer of halal vaccines and help improve public health in Muslim countries. Malaysian government is being encouraged with loans, incentives and grants of healthcare businessman.