Dec 20, 2024 · KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will strengthen its navy and air force to safeguard territorial waters, including the South China Sea, while keeping diplomatic channels open with stakeholder...

Oct 17, 2024 · Beijing and Kuala Lumpur agreed in 2019 to establish a bilateral consultation mechanism on maritime issues to “enhance mutual understanding and trust, properly manage differences, advance...

Dec 19, 2024 · KUALA LUMPUR: The government agrees that Malaysia must go beyond issuing protest notes to address the South China Sea territorial dispute with other countries. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Datuk Mohamad Alamin highlighted the importance of strengthening negotiations and bilateral discussions to resolve any issues that arise.

Jun 20, 2024 · KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and China have agreed to resolve disputes in the South China Sea by peaceful means, through friendly consultations and negotiations, in accordance with the universally recognised principles of international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Jun 20, 2024 · KUALA LUMPUR: The bilateral meeting held between between Malaysia and China touched on the importance of maintaining peace, security and stability in the South China Sea.

Aug 1, 2024 · Malaysia ’s recent comments on the South China Sea – widely seen as closely aligned with Beijing’s – have raised concerns about Kuala Lumpur’s neutral foreign policy stance and how it may...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — Malaysia has always been consistent in protecting its sovereignty, sovereign rights and interests in its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Oct 21, 2024 · KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia plans to leverage its chairmanship of the upcoming Asean summits next year to resolve outstanding South China Sea issues, says Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari.

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia and Vietnam have agreed to elevate ties and cooperate closely to maintain peace in the South China Sea, following a rare protest by Kuala Lumpur over Hanoi’s...

In the early 1990s, under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Kuala Lumpur adopted a three-pronged policy towards its overlapping claims with Beijing in the South China Sea. First, Malaysia seeks to steadfastly assert and defend the country’s territorial claims and sovereign rights inside its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).