The KLCI index has grown by around 15 per cent over the last year, making Malaysia one of the region’s best performing markets in 2024 after years of lagging behind others. JOHOR BAHRU: General practitioner Lim Yuan Qing, who is based in Melaka, has been investing for decades. However, it was not until this year that the 43-year-old felt that buying stocks of local Malaysian companies helped him make a killing. “Buying stocks in the Bursa Malaysia has generally been low risk and low returns, in