In 2019, South Korea imported 745,000 metric tonnes of palm oil, up from 194,000 metric tonnes in 2005. It is one of the fastest-growing markets for...
Authors: Geetha Govindasamy and Mohammad Danial Azman* Malaysia, as a small country in Southeast Asia, has always maintained a pragmatic foreign policy that caters for complex...
Malaysia’s economy is expected to grow by 6.7 percent in 2021 following a projected contraction of 5.8 percent in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according...
Modern Diplomacy published a proposed solution to the South China Sea disputes. The proposal suggests that the ASEAN claimant states – Indonesia (which claims it is...
Exactly one year ago [December 12, 2019], the government of Malaysia submitted part of its continental shelf claim in the South China Sea to an international...
The world has encountered a crisis several times. In facing a crisis, every nation’s leader will need to strive to prevent the existing disaster from having...
The three important objectives of ASEAN, a. collaboration and cooperation; b. trade and economic growth; and c. peace and stability, have reflected in various initiatives and...
New sustainable and inclusive finance solutions that Malaysia and other developing countries are tapping into to support a resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be...
Last week an Italian scientist, Roberto Gatti, made headlines in Malaysia when he proclaimed that there is “no such thing as sustainable palm oil”. The only...
At first glance, it may seem as though Malaysia has been relatively unaffected by Covid-19 (particularly when compared to western countries like the UK and the...
