PUTRAJAYA, Oct 22 — Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan is set to speak with his Myanmar counterpart U Than Swe soon regarding the ongoing crisis in the country which has persisted since the military coup in February 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The national security situation in the South China Sea is safe and under control, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Maritime security in the South China Sea and graduate employability are among the key highlights of the Dewan Rakyat sitting today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The RM560 million increase in the allocation under Budget 2025 to enhance border security has been described as timely, given the current situation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Royal Malaysian Navy chief Admiral Datuk Zulhelmy Ithnain has said that the situation in the South China Sea remains safe and under control, despite several conflicts occurring around the waters.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Malaysia and the Philippines are committed to ongoing negotiations regarding the South China Sea, aimed at establishing a 'code of conduct' through constructive dialogue and consultations under international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — Malaysia is firm in defending the freedom of the South China Sea per the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

MANILA, Oct 14 — The Philippines doubts China's intention to negotiate a regional code of conduct in the South China Sea although Manila is looking forward to continuing discussions, Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The port call by two navy ships from China, along with students from the Naval University of China at Penang Port on October 5, was made in accordance with a diplomatic request from the Chinese Embassy and did not violate any Malaysian laws, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

VIENTIANE, Oct 11 — Asean and Beijing have reached an agreement to avoid disputes in the South China Sea, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

VIENTIANE, Oct 10 — Asean has called for an early conclusion of the South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC) at the 27th Asean-China Summit here today.

JAKARTA, Oct 9 — Indonesia has raised concerns about an increasing number of human trafficking victims in Southeast Asia, particularly those coerced into online scams, warning that this trend could hinder regional growth.

HANOI, Oct 3 — Vietnam protested to China yesterday over what it said was an attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat three days ago in contested South China Sea waters that injured several fishermen.

MANILA, Oct 3 — Global defence contractors put their advanced hardware on display as the Philippines embarks on the latest phase of a multi-billion-dollar effort to modernise its military at a time of rising tension in the South China Sea.

BEIJING, Sept 28 — Chinese air and naval forces are conducting manoeuvres in a disputed area of the South China Sea, the military said on Saturday, hours after the country's top diplomat discussed ways of reducing regional tension with his United States (US) counterpart.

MANILA, Sept 28 — Australia and the Philippines said their militaries would conduct a joint maritime activity with Japan, New Zealand, and the United States (US) in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines, which covers one of Asia's most sensitive sites.

BEIJING, Sept 27 — China's Coast Guard has said the Philippines sent a civilian ship to ferry daily necessities to a warship at the Second Thomas Shoal that Beijing says was illegally "beached" in the disputed waterway of the South China Sea.

KOTA BHARU, Sept 19 — Malaysia will remain firm in defending its territorial sovereignty, including the waters of the South China Sea, as a free zone for economic and trade activities, said Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari.

MANILA, Sept 16 — The Philippines will continuously deploy vessels in the contested Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, its coast guard said today after a Philippine ship returned to port after a five-month deployment there.

SERDANG, Sept 12 — The public have been urged to not raise issues of fishermen’s safety in the waters of South China Sea, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.