Malaysia
Malaysia-Thailand news, covering diplomatic relations, trade policies, and border security.
- Thailand News
Som tum seller arrested for allegedly luring Thai women into sex work in Malaysia
A som tum vendor in Bangkok was arrested on sex…
- Thailand video news
Thailand News Update | Thai suicide rate skyrocketed during pandemic
On Saturday, Thailand’s Department of Mental Health has reported the…
- World News
Malaysian minister announces vaccinated travel lane with Thailand, Cambodia
Malaysia’s Transport Minister announced today that the country’s government is…
- World News
Malaysia in travel bubble talks with 12 countries, including Thailand
The Malaysian government is at various stages of travel bubble…
- World News
Malaysian PM visits Thailand to discuss border reopening, deep-south conflict
Malaysian PM Ismail Sabri Yakob is undertaking his first official…
- World News
Malaysia says its borders could re-open fully by second quarter of 2022
The Malaysian government is considering a full re-opening of international…
- World News
Four migrants in Songkhla discovered to have Covid-19, treated in hospital
Police arrested 22 migrants from Myanmar in Songkhla last night,…
- World News
Songkhla man arrested on suspicions of trafficking Burmese migrants to Malaysia
Following last month’s arrest of 31 Burmese migrants trying to…
- World News
Former Goldman partner says greed, ambition motivated bribery for 1MDB fund
An ex-Goldman Sachs banker testified in federal court on Wednesday…
- World News
Asia News Today | Hong Kong’s healthcare overwhelmed by Covid infections
Hong Kong’s healthcare is being overwhelmed by a big surge…
- World News
Moderna to set up subsidiaries in Taiwan, Hong Kong and SE Asia to dispense mRNA vaccines
Moderna Inc., the US biotech company and maker of the…
- World News
It’s official: Vietnam will reopen to tourists on March 15
In a move made three months earlier than planned, Vietnam…
- World News
15 passengers denied entry at Philippines airport over vaccine certificates
Following its reopening of borders to fully-vaccinated visitors last week,…
- South Thailand News
Thai-Malaysia border to re-open from next month
The Thai government says it will re-open the country’s border…
- World News
Former Malaysia PM tests positive for Covid-19 after ministers’ meeting
Malaysia’s former prime minister tested positive for Covid-19 just a…
- World News
Malaysia considers full reopening in March to vaccinated travellers
Following moves from other Southeast Asian countries, like Thailand, to…
- Thailand News
Thailand to discuss travel bubble with China and Malaysia this month
Thai tourism officials plan to hold talks with their counterparts…
- World News
Covid-19 vaccination begins for Malaysian children between the ages of 5 and 11
Malaysian children between the ages of 5 and 11 are…
- Tourism News
Tourism officials call for travel bubble talks to resume with Thailand’s neighbours
Thailand’s tourism minister is pushing for travel bubble discussions to…
- World News
Regional low-cost carriers expand routes in Southeast Asia as travel slowly resumes
International flights in the Southeast Asia region continue to resume,…
- World News
Malaysia’s new airline SKS is now flying to northern tax-free island resort Pangkor
Following the approval from the country’s civil aviation regulator last…
- Thailand News
Thai women’s football coach confident about World Cup Finals
Thai women’s football coach Miyo Okamoto is determined that player…
- World News
Malaysia resumes Vaccinated Travel Lane ticket sales for air, land travel to Singapore
Malaysia’s health ministry announced today that ticket sales for air…
- World News
Canada bids farewell to Malaysia’s Supermax over alleged forced labour
Although Malaysia’s glove manufacturer, Supermax Corp, reported it would speed…
- World News
Malaysia says no tsunami threat along its coasts following Tonga volcano eruption
Tsunami warnings were issued in the US, Canada, and Japan…
- South Thailand News
Fugitive arrested 7 years after trafficking Rohingya migrants
On May 18, 2015, the Nathawee Provincial Court in Songkhla…
- World News
Malaysia hands 3 suspected insurgents to Thailand following peace talks
Officials in southern Thailand told reporters that Malaysia had delivered…
- World News
Citi to sell consumer banking business in Southeast Asia to Singapore’s United Overseas Bank
Citigroup announced on Thursday its agreement to sell its consumer…
- Thailand News
Less sex with condoms during pandemic, leading manufacturer says drop in sales
Many people across the globe aren’t using condoms during sex.…
- World News
Malaysia in talks with Brunei to open Vaccinated Travel Lane
Malaysia’s envoy to Brunei said both countries are willing to…
