Anwar arrives in China for fourth official visit; Selangor MB touts Malay reserve land rise in state

 

PMX in Shanghai

- Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Shanghai today for a three-day working visit featuring talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and engagements aimed at attracting investment from major Chinese technology companies.

Anwar will meet Li in Hangzhou on Thursday and deliver keynote addresses at the WorldSkills Conference 2026 in Shanghai and the Fifth Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou, which will highlight artificial intelligence and international cooperation.

He is also scheduled to hold a roundtable and one-on-one meetings with Chinese industry leaders and technology companies to encourage foreign direct investment into Malaysia.

The trip is Anwar’s fourth to China since becoming prime minister in 2022. He is accompanied by Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Johari Abdul Ghani and Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

China has been Malaysia’s largest trading partner for 17 consecutive years, with bilateral trade reaching US$113.82 billion (RM456.68 billion) between January and August.

Malay reserve land

- The total area of Malay reserve land in Selangor has increased by 1,084.55ha since 2018, according to Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari.

Amirudin said the area under the state government’s administration grew from 162,161.98ha to 163,246.54ha, contrary to allegations on social media.

He said the expanded area also includes 22.41ha in Hulu Selangor, gazetted in place of a Sept 3 degazettement of an equal-sized plot in Sabak Bernam for the Sabak Bernam Development Area (Sabda).

Amirudin (above) also said Sabda is aimed at developing northern Selangor, strengthening food security, harnessing the west coast’s agro-tourism potential and creating jobs for local communities.

The initiative is led by state-owned Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated and involves fisherfolk, entrepreneurs and academics.

Court

- Selangor Bersatu Youth chief Na’im Brundage has alleged contradictions between the High Court’s grounds for dismissing his judicial review bid and MCMC’s explanation for acting against two of his TikTok accounts.

He said the court described MCMC as merely notifying TikTok of community guideline violations, while the commission’s April 1, 2024, letter alleged that content on the accounts breached Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

Na’im (above) also noted that the court characterised MCMC’s action as administrative and said TikTok decided to restrict the accounts, whereas the commission’s letter asserted that it had the authority and duty to take regulatory action against them.

“These contradictions are among the key issues that will be examined by my legal team, led by Latheefa Koya, during the appeal process,” he said in a statement.

The court had earlier today allowed the respondents’ preliminary objection to Na’im’s judicial review application. - Mkini