The Thai Government has ordered the Internal Security Operations Command to closely inspect crude palm oil movement along the Thailand-Malaysia border to prevent smuggling from the neighbouring country.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) has launched negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Malaysia in an effort to diversify its export portfolio and expand its presence in Southeast Asia.
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was slapped with an additional 33 charges at the Sessions Court on June 27 for receiving bribes from a company over the overseas visa system.
Dozens of people have fallen ill and hundreds of schools have been closed in Malaysia due to toxic fumes believed to have come from a chemical factory in Pasir Gudang district of Johor state.
The Magistrate’s Court of Malaysia on June 24 fixed September 30 for the criminal case against US investment bank Goldman Sachs’s issuance of bonds involving 6.5 billion USD related to the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (MDB) investment fund.
The Saigon Innovation Hub (SIHUB) has been appointed by the government of Malaysia as the only representative of Vietnam to join the ASEAN startup programme.
Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have agreed to hold a joint land patrol exercise next month to tackle security challenges in the waters between Borneo island and the southern Philippines.
The Malaysian authorities are working to identify the cause of a mystery illness that killed 14 indigenous people in an isolated village in northern Kelantan state.
The Malaysian Home Ministry is formulating a holistic enforcement plan against illegal immigrants as a more comprehensive effort towards strengthening governance and improving the existing enforcement operation system.
Some 30,000 Muslims in Malaysia, in their traditional costumes, streamed to the Seri Perdana complex in the Prime Minister’s residence on June 5 for Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration.
The ASEAN Post of Malaysia has recently run an article featuring the rise of Vietnam’s tourism, in which it affirmed that Vietnam is an emerging regional star in the tourism sector.
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