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AWANI SOUNDBYTE

Niaga Spotlight: Is Malaysia’s export model at risk?

Global trade is entering a more volatile phase — and Malaysia is right in the middle of it.

The United States has launched a Section 301 investigation into 16 economies for “structural excess capacity” in manufacturing, a move that could reshape how major economies assess export-driven industries and supply chains. For a country like Malaysia, where manufacturing and electronics exports remain central to growth, the implications go well beyond tariffs.

Tehmina Kaoosji speaks with Jacob Lee Chor Kok, President, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM) and Dr Juita Mohamad, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Universiti Malaya, to unpack what this investigation really signals about the future of global trade.

Is the world moving toward a more protectionist system where geopolitics shapes market access? How exposed is Malaysia’s export-led manufacturing model? And in a fragmented trading environment, where should Malaysian companies and policymakers position themselves next?

Catch the full conversation on Niaga Spotlight as we unpack what these shifts mean for Malaysia’s trade strategy and manufacturing future in a changing global order.

NEWS • 20 March 2026

NIAGA AWANI

Niaga AWANI: AI Malaysia | Daripada infrastruktur kepada rezeki rakyat

Malaysia giat menuju status Negara AI menjelang 2030, namun kejayaan sebenar bukan hanya pada pelaburan dan infrastruktur, sebaliknya pada sejauh mana AI mampu membuka peluang pendapatan, memperkasa perniagaan kecil dan memberi manfaat ekonomi yang lebih inklusif kepada rakyat.

NEWS • 20 March 2026

AWANI SOUNDBYTE

AWANI 7:45 [19/3/2026] – Ikhtiar damai | Dakwaan jatuhkan kerajaan | Pengumuman Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Laporan berita padat dan ringkas AWANI745 bersama Essan Yahya

1. Usaha damai NGO Islam dan Hindu cerminan kematangan rakyat

2. Sabotaj kestabilan negara, polis akan panggil lagi 14 individu

3. Debaran Syawal, Aidilfitri esok atau Sabtu?

4. Perang di Asia Barat, rakyat ambil langah jimat cermat

NEWS • 19 March 2026

AWANI SOUNDBYTE

Dialog Tiga Penjuru: Mengapa dunia harus menekan AS hentikan segera perang?

Dengan konflik Asia Barat yang semakin kompleks dan melibatkan kuasa besar dunia, apakah senario geopolitik paling kritikal yang berpotensi mencetuskan kejutan besar kepada ekonomi global?

Adakah kerajaan Malaysia bergerak cukup pantas untuk mengantisipasi gangguan bekalan minyak sekiranya konflik terus berlarutan?

Dialog Tiga Penjuru, Khamis 8.30 malam

NEWS • 19 March 2026

AWANI SOUNDBYTE

AWANI Borneo [19/3/2026] – Perutusan Aidilfitri | Tak lapuk dek hujan | Perkasa sektor perikanan

AWANI Borneo Khamis 19 Mac 2026 bersama Assim Hassan

1. Sabah komited perkukuh kestabilan politik demi pembangunan

2. Berdepan saingan platform dalam talian, tempahan jahitan raya kekal relevan

3. PNK disaran jadi penggerak ekonomi nelayan

NEWS • 19 March 2026

AWANI SOUNDBYTE

Buletin AWANI Khas: Perkembangan konflik Asia Barat | 19 Mac 2026

Bagaimana konflik berterusan memberi kesan ekonomi secara terus kepada rakyat? Perbincangan bersama Dr Md Shukri dari Universiti Utara Malaysia.

NEWS • 19 March 2026