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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
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Topic: Malaysia

Former Malaysian PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dies at 85

The former premier passed away at 7:10 pm (1110 GMT) at the National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, where he was admitted after having difficulty breathing and placed in intensive care.

UK, Malaysia commit to boosting trade at JETCO meeting

Ministers Douglas Alexander and Tengku Zafrul Aziz discuss CPTPP implementation, and collaboration in key sectors.

Malaysia turns away boats with 300 ‘undocumented’ Myanmar migrants amid Rohingya crisis

Authorities provided food and water to nearly 300 Myanmar migrants found Friday on boats two nautical miles off Langkawi's coast, before escorting them out of Malaysian waters.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?

Malaysia charges man linked to Islamic firm in alleged child abuse scandal

State news agency reported that Mohamad Riza was released on bail of $2,360. If convicted of criminal intimidation charge, he could face jail time of up to 2 years, a fine or both.

‘Will probe media leak of classified diplomatic note from China,’ says Malaysia’s foreign ministry

Philippine’s The Inquirer reported China had sent document to Malaysian embassy, asserting that Kuala Lumpur's oil & gas exploration in South China Sea infringed on China's sovereignty.

India, Malaysia enter comprehensive partnership; trade, investment & defence key focus

The govts will also concentrate on promoting recruitment of Indian workers in Malaysia and the protection of their interests; illegal immigration & human trafficking among major concerns.

UK envoy to Malaysia Ailsa Terry to join PM Starmer’s office as Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs

On Terry's departure, Deputy High Commissioner David Wallace will take over as Chargé d'Affaires.

Malaysia asks India to ease export curbs on rice, sugar & other farm goods

India, world’s biggest exporter of rice & onions and 2nd biggest sugar exporter, imposed curbs on exports of these commodities in 2023 to keep local prices in check.

Malaysian court rejects jailed ex-PM Najib Razak’s bid to serve sentence under house arrest

Najib said 'addendum order' issued by former king had accompanied a pardons board’s decision in February to halve his 12-yr jail sentence for graft in multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.

On Camera

Victor Gao claims all land north of Ganga for China. People say he’s a ‘diplomatic fighter’

Beijing is content to avoid resolution, distract with historical revisionism, and provoke through offensive rhetoric. This is hardly the posture of a country seeking peace.

Operation Sindoor: How Rafales, Pakistani J-10s & lots of propaganda moved global defence markets

New Delhi: The impact of Operation Sindoor extended far beyond the battlefield as aerial battles continued in the stock markets. After India carried out...

Defence stocks surge continues after Operation Sindoor, but is it just a sentiment-driven spike

Success of indigenous systems on battlefield & expectation of increased military spending behind positive investor sentiment. But past flashpoints show such rallies can unwind quickly.

Op Sindoor is the first battle in India’s two-front war. A vicious pawn in a King’s Gambit

The Chinese use Pakistan as a cheap instrument to triangulate India between them. It is safer to presume that the Chinese now see Pakistan as an extension of their Western Theatre Command.