Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has warned that global trade is being weaponized as U.S. tariffs loom over Southeast Asia.

The deadly Bali ferry sinking in early July has cast fresh light on regional maritime safety, as analysts warn that worsening climate risks are colliding with chronic enforcement failures.

Between January and March 2025, more than 10.1 million international travellers visited Malaysia, a figure that puts the country well ahead of its regional neighbours.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping his up his time at a Southeast Asian security conference with a meeting with his Chinese counterpart as tensions grow over issues from trade to security and China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine.

KUALA LUMPUR - China will sign up to a Southeast Asian treaty banning nuclear weapons in the region as soon as all documentation is ready, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.

China will sign up to a Southeast Asian treaty banning nuclear weapons in the region as soon as all documentation is ready, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Thursday.

Malaysia emerged at the top of the leaderboard for Southeast Asia's initial public offering (IPO) capital market with  66 per cent or US$940 million (US$1=RM4.24) raised across Southeast Asia during the first half of 2025 (1H 2025),

According to the World Population Review 2024, Malaysia's average IQ stands at a solid 100, a respectable position. Especially among our Southeast Asian neighbours. While Singapore unsurprisingly takes the crown with an average IQ of 105, Malaysia is sitting comfortably in the top tier, tied with Vietnam and trailing just behind Thailand at 102.

Southeast Asia now finds itself caught in a middle-democracy trap where development sidelines democratic progress