By Joseph Sipalan,Su-Lin Tan With increasing competition from countries like Vietnam, Malaysia should ‘double down’ on its advantage to stay ahead, say analysts and insiders. Source: Malaysia faces pressure to ‘innovate’ chip sector as US-China rivalry gives Vietnam a boost
By Maria Siow Tokyo’s decision to use international aid for military purposes is a ‘paradigm shift’ but won’t lead to an arms race in Asia, analysts say. Source: Japan sees Philippines, Malaysia as ‘like-minded’ nations in military aid plan to counter China
By Bloomberg Muhammad Fuad Abdullah Kiram was designated as a terrorist under the country’s anti-money-laundering and terrorism laws. Source: Malaysia goes on ‘offensive’, lists Sulu heir as terrorist in claim over Sabah