{
  "id": 7567933,
  "title": "Wee persoal langkah kerajaan bendung aliran keluar dana asing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/wee-persoal-langkah-kerajaan-bendung-aliran-keluar-dana-asing",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T13:36:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/15/wee-persoal-langkah-kerajaan-bendung-aliran-keluar-dana-asing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Presiden MCA Wee Ka Siong expressed concern over the significant outflow of foreign investment from Bursa Malaysia, which amounted to approximately RM640 million in the first week of September, followed by an additional RM160 million in the second week. This comes after the government struggled to maintain the share of local investors in equity at its lowest historical level of 18.1% in August. According to MBSB Research, foreign institutional investors have continued to be the largest sellers in Bursa Malaysia for six consecutive weeks as of September 11. In a TikTok video, Wee urged the government to take concrete steps to restore confidence in foreign investors and stem the ongoing outflow of funds. \"We cannot continue to rely on domestic institutions and government funds to support the market while foreign investors keep flowing out,\" he stated. Wee claimed that approximately RM640 million in foreign funds left Bursa Malaysia in the first week of September, followed by another RM160 million in the second week. He added that the outflow is not a new issue, as a total of around RM84.5 billion in net foreign outflows occurred since the 14th general election in May 2018 up to last week. Wee stated that around RM2.3 billion in foreign funds left in 2023, followed by RM42 billion in 2024 and RM22.5 billion in 2025. He also mentioned that approximately RM5.3 billion in foreign funds will continue to leave by September 11.",
  "summary": "Presiden MCA Wee Ka Siong berkata kerajaan perlu menjelaskan langkah yang akan diambil untuk memulihkan keyakinan pelabur asing terhadap Bursa Malaysia.",
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        "title": "Wee persoal langkah kerajaan bendung aliran keluar dana asing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/wee-persoal-langkah-kerajaan-bendung-aliran-keluar-dana-asing-7569393",
        "published": "2026-09-15T13:36:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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