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Malaysian, Japanese coast guards hold South China Sea security drill

Malaysian, Japanese coast guards hold South China Sea security drill

Japan’s agency trained its Malaysian counterpart on how to repel foreign intruders using sound cannons.

Malaysian ex-military chief appointed new facilitator for Deep South peace talks

Malaysian ex-military chief appointed new facilitator for Deep South peace talks

Analysts hope retired Gen. Zulkifli Zainal Abidin will give slow-moving negotiations in southern Thailand a shot in the arm.

Malaysian PM backs Indonesia’s new capital, pledges investment

Malaysian PM backs Indonesia’s new capital, pledges investment

Anwar Ibrahim said project would spur growth in Malaysia’s Sabah and Sarawak states.

Much of tourism-reliant Southeast Asia has no plans to restrict Chinese tourists

Much of tourism-reliant Southeast Asia has no plans to restrict Chinese tourists

Chinese nationals resume travel abroad Jan. 8 as infections surge sharply at home.

UMNO expels, suspends senior party members, including former cabinet ministers

Ex-Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin was thrown out, former Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein was suspended for six years.

Much of tourism-reliant Southeast Asia has no plans to restrict Chinese tourists

Much of tourism-reliant Southeast Asia has no plans to restrict Chinese tourists

Chinese nationals resume travel abroad Jan. 8 as infections surge sharply at home.

Gen. Wanlop Rugsanaoh, the Thai government’s Deep South peace talks chief negotiator speaks to reporters in Phuket, following a meeting with rebel leaders, Jan. 15, 2022.

Thai chief peace negotiator wants more Deep South groups involved in talks

2023-01-25

After the appointment of a new Malaysian facilitator, discussions with BRN rebels are expected to resume in February.

A prison officer rides his bicycle outside Bangkok’s Remand Prison, July 6, 2016. A Bangkok court ordered Malaysian businessman Teow Wooi Huat, who has been detained at the prison since July 2022, to be extradited to China.

Thai court orders fugitive businessman’s extradition to China

2023-01-18

Teow Wooi Huat was accused by Chinese expats in Kuala Lumpur of cheating in an investment scheme.

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In 2023, expect more violence in Thailand’s insurgency-hit Deep South

In 2023, expect more violence in Thailand’s insurgency-hit Deep South