MALAYSIA 1000 directory is jointly published by BASIS Publications House Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of BASIS Holdings Sdn Bhd in collaboration with the Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA) and Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE). It is an annual publication.

MALAYSIA 1000 directory provides access to the comprehensive information on the cream of Malaysian top 1000 companies in a wide range of corporate and industrial sectors, ranking them in terms of financial performance and listing the leaders of the respective sectors.

The inaugural edition of Malaysia 1000 was launched by the former Prime Minister YAB Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi while the second edition was launched by the current Prime Minister YAB Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Razak. The third edition of the directory was officially launched by the Deputy Prime Minister, YAB Tan Sri Muhyiddin bin Haji Mohd Yassin while the fourth edition was launched by the Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia, YB Dato’ Mustapa Mohamed.