Malaysia will strive to ensure the South China Sea remains conflict-free under its Asean chairmanship, says Defence Minister Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin.

The year 2025 will be tough, but if Malaysia uses its position as ASEAN Chair wisely, ASEAN will prove tougher.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the US Navy conducted on Sunday a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the South China Sea. This came in a press release by Philippines armed forces saying that MCAs with the US is its first for the year and fifth overall since launching the joint activities in 2023.

Capitalising on Opportunities and Navigating Transition at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre today. Mohamed Khaled emphasised that Malaysia does not view military action as an approach to resolving the South China Sea disputes although it remains ...

South Korea has pledged stronger ties with Asean under Malaysia’s chairmanship, focusing on openness, inclusivity, and international norms aligned

BOGOR, Jan 11 — Japan will give Indonesia two high-speed patrol boats, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday, as Tokyo seeks to boost regional maritime security cooperation in the face of growing assertiveness by China.

In a message to China on its attempts to use coercive tactics in the South China Sea to assert its territorial claims, the foreign ministers of the Quad countries strongly opposed the move and said India, the US, Japan and Australia were committed to upholding international law.

There will always be border disputes in Asia, and China should not be singled out because of tensions in the South China Sea, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday.

The French Carrier Strike Group is spearheading the French Navy-led multinational biennial exercise La Perouse 25 that began on Thursday across three critical maritime passages in South East Asia. The 2025 exercise also marks the first time that South East Asian nations are participating in the exercise,

Mr. Sugiono also encouraged the group to enhance its mechanism and the capacity of its various bodies to play a proactive role in advancing regional stability and prosperity.

Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging the junta to start dialogue and end hostilities immediately.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers met this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea