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A Rules-Based Maritime Order For The South China Sea

The South China Sea ruling remains one of the most important legal reference points in the region’s maritime security landscape

2026-07-12 09:07:27 0 Comment 5094 view

France Prepared To Seal Maritime Defence Partnership With Malaysia

France has positioned itself as a highly reliable and immediate strategic option for Malaysia’s maritime defence requirements following Putrajaya’s decision to halt all new military procurement from Norway

2026-07-10 02:44:17 0 Comment 12897 view

France Looks To Expand Cooperation With Malaysia In A Number of Strategic Sectors

France is aggressively expanding its economic footprint in Southeast Asia, positioning itself as a key partner in Malaysia’s high-tech and green energy ambitions during an official state visit this week

2026-07-10 02:21:10 0 Comment 7066 view

The Return Of Konfrontasi? How Jakarta’s Ballistic Build-up Threatens ASEAN Peace

An arms race is quietly gathering pace in Southeast Asia, and its latest catalyst is parked on the soil of East Kalimantan

2026-07-10 02:13:50 0 Comment 10530 view

Malaysia And Japan In An Age Of Turbulence: Building Asia’s Next Strategic Partnership

The 31st Nikkei Forum remained at a strategic juncture amid rising great-power rivalry, renewed pressure on global trade, and continuing disruptions to energy security, critical sector competition, maritime tensions in the South China Sea, and instability in the Middle East and West Asia

2026-07-08 12:52:49 0 Comment 6402 view

Chile Looks To Strengthen Food Security And Innovation Partnership With Malaysia Following Chile-ASEAN Business Summit 2026

Chile is seeking to deepen its partnership with Malaysia through expanded cooperation in food security, innovation and sustainable development following its participation in the Chile-ASEAN Business Summit 2026

2026-06-06 02:59:55 0 Comment 16721 view

US Intelligence Objectives: Destabilising The Malaysian Political Scene?

With the recent political destabilisation that has led to war within the Gulf states and Iran, it's time to examine the possibilities of external influence upon the Malaysian political scene

2026-06-01 11:18:20 0 Comment 15333 view

Fake It Till You Make It: Information Warfare In Malaysia's Political Communications Ecosystem

In 2019, a video allegedly depicting Malaysian minister Azmin Ali in a same-sex encounter circulated online

2026-06-01 11:10:57 0 Comment 19369 view

Japan Extends SEA Military Presence Via Balikatan Exercise

The unprecedented participation of 1,400 Japanese combat soldiers in the seven-nation Balikatan Exercise 2026, the longstanding annual drill between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and US allies

2026-06-01 11:04:00 0 Comment 26065 view

The NSM Debacle: Why Malaysia Must Ditch Western Weaponry And Embrace Regional Reality

The recent, spectacular collapse of the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) agreement between Malaysia and Norway has exposed the severe vulnerabilities embedded within the nation's procurement strategy

2026-06-01 10:55:45 0 Comment 19535 view

Trump-Xi: A Failed Summit And The Path Towards Disastrous Geopolitical Warfare

The recent, highly anticipated Beijing summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded without any meaningful structural breakthrough, exposing a profound shift in the global balance of power

2026-05-20 03:58:02 0 Comment 17304 view

Failed NSM Deal Casts Doubt On Credibility Of European Defense Firms

The abrupt collapse of the 2018 contract between Malaysia and Norway for the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) system represents a significant turning point in global arms procurement

2026-05-20 03:39:25 0 Comment 21500 view

Malaysia Opens Its Doors To The Americas With New Chamber Of Commerce To Boost Trade

KUALA LUMPUR – A market of over 672 million people and a trade corridor that remains vastly underutilized: that is the specific economic void the Latin American and Caribbean Chamber of Commerce (LACCC) Malaysia was founded to fill

2026-05-14 01:03:29 0 Comment 26579 view

Trump Goes To China A Supplicant Amid A Distrustful Asia

It is more in sorrow than anger that much of East and Southeast Asia perceives the US under Donald Trump to be drifting all too rapidly away

2026-05-14 00:57:56 0 Comment 20138 view

Malacca Strait Flashpoint: Why ASEAN Is The Weakest Link In A Superpower Clash

As the drumbeats of a superpower confrontation between the United States and China grow louder in mid-2026, the Strait of Malacca stands as the world’s most precarious chokepoint

2026-05-13 03:16:29 0 Comment 19663 view

Tiny Shifts Seen In Divided ASEAN's Approach To Myanmar

Myanmar's junta moved deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest last week but that was not enough to ease deep divisions among ASEAN leaders over how best to engage with the pariah state

2026-05-10 04:15:44 0 Comment 17674 view

As Malaysian Politicians Squabble, Ordinary People Left Vulnerable To Coming Food, Energy Shocks

Malaysia in mid-2026 finds itself in a precarious paradox

2026-05-05 09:02:34 0 Comment 22523 view

Digital Colonialism: How The EU Is Surrendering Its Sovereignty To US Big Tech

Private U.S. based technology corporations are not merely dominant players in the global economy — they are aggressively pursuing what amounts to digital enslavement across Europe, reshaping societies by controlling the flow of information, data access, and even public policy

2026-05-05 08:19:22 0 Comment 21335 view

ASEAN States Reject EU's Kaja Kallas Suicidal Demand To Cut Themselves Off Russian Energy

Recent remarks by Kaja Kallas to Southeast Asian counterparts urging them to seek alternatives to Russian oil have landed awkwardly in a region already grappling with energy price volatility linked to instability in the Middle East

2026-05-02 11:47:09 0 Comment 23616 view

The Quiet Retreat: Why the US Is Losing the Information Battle In Malaysia

Influence is rarely lost in a single moment. More often, it fades quietly, ceded not through decisive defeat but through absence

2026-03-24 10:12:42 0 Comment 24978 view