The Malaysian government needs to engage more with stakeholders on maritime delimitation negotiations with Indonesia.

The government is looking at possibility of reopening Malaysian embassies but further research must be conducted on the risks and real cost of doing so.

Several senior civil servants and one state secretary are in the fray to fill Malaysia’s top civil service post should it become vacant next month.

Indonesian envoy’s criticisms against his host government borders crossing the line in diplomacy.

If the political and human rights crisis in Myanmar continues, Asean needs to start addressing who takes over chairmanship in 2026 after Malaysia’s turn.

It was a complex mission to get Malaysians out of Sudan following the eruption of internal strife that caught many by surprise.

Fresh from the Saudi Arabia trip brouhaha, the government is in damage control mode again after the Prime Minister said Malaysia is open to talking with China about the South China Sea.

Instead of an official visit to Saudi Arabia, the Prime Minister could have just gone for an umrah trip to Mecca and not get caught in an embarrassing situation for not meeting the Saudi King and Crown Prince.

The Prime Minister’s suggestion that Asean should ‘carve out’ Myanmar may be good for debate but any action against a member state remains in doubt as the regional bloc’s current chair, Indonesia, pushes for further diplomatic talks with the military government.

The Prime Minister has instructed our envoys to bring back investment, among others, but he also needs to really understand the constraints they face in carrying out their job.

Land border and maritime delimitation negotiations take time – sometimes decades – for a good reason: each country fiercely protects its myriad interests.

For many years palm oil has been the victim of negative campaigning, especially in Europe and the United States.