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Mohamad Hasan

Mohamad Hasan
The latest news and top stories on Mohamad Hasan, a prominent Malaysian politician. He currently serves as Foreign Minister, having previously held the Defence portfolio and served as Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan for nearly two decades. With a background in international relations and extensive experience in finance and state administration, he has been instrumental in fostering diplomatic ties and economic cooperation. His work involves advancing Malaysia’s role in regional and global affairs, including ASEAN and BRICS initiatives, and advocating for the Global South.
Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan speaks at an Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Kuala Lumpur in July. On Monday, he said the bloc had a responsibility to help find a solution to the Cambodia–Thailand conflict. Photo: AFP
2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict

Malaysia: Cambodia, Thailand set for Christmas Eve truce talks after Asean push

The breakthrough was quickly threatened as Cambodia accused Thailand of bombing border provinces with F-16s just hours later.

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Malaysia

31 Malaysians repatriated from Myanmar job scam syndicate

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Thailand

Floodwaters recede in Thailand but Malaysia braces for new deluge

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Thailand

‘Flood after flood’ hits Thailand and Vietnam, with Malaysia next in line

Scores have died and entire communities displaced as a late-season monsoon surge overwhelms fragile flood-management systems.

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A person wades through a flooded area in Hat Yai, a major southern city in Thailand’s Songkhla province, on Saturday. Hat Yai has been declared a disaster zone. Photo: Reuters
China-EU relations

Letters | Europe must separate legitimate security concerns from politics

Readers discuss the Nexperia dispute between China and the Netherlands, a suit against the Malaysian government, and Hong Kong patient records.

Asean

Trump’s Thailand-Cambodia peace prize play puts Asean in a precarious position

Malaysia, as summit host, finds itself caught between a US president hungry for a Nobel and a key trading partner in China.

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Malaysia

Malaysia says Trump ‘looking forward’ to Thai-Cambodia deal at Asean meet

Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said the US president will visit Kuala Lumpur on October 26.

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US President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia

Toilet water, snatched hijabs: Malaysian activists recount Israeli detention

Malaysians who were part of a Gaza aid flotilla say they were humiliated and denied basic rights, forcing them to drink from a toilet.

Myanmar

Asean’s failure to meet Myanmar junta over election shows its ‘limited leverage’

A trip by an Asean delegation to Myanmar to discuss the country’s election plan has been postponed to October.

Malaysia

Malaysia tightens security at Petronas’ Bintulu LNG hub to investigate ‘threat’

Authorities did not specify the nature of the threat to the complex, which is the world’s largest single-site LNG production facility.

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An aerial view of the Petronas liquefied natural gas terminal at Bintulu in Sarawak — the world’s largest single-site LNG complex and a linchpin of Malaysia’s energy exports. Photo: Ahmad Afif Isa (CC BY 2.0)
Thailand

2 Malaysian tourists set on fire in Bangkok

The victims were doused with paint thinner and set alight outside the Big C shopping centre in Thailand’s capital.

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A screengrab from a social media video shows the two Malaysian tourists being set on fire in front of the Big C shopping centre in Bangkok. Photo: Handout
Myanmar

Trump’s ‘huge diplomatic gift’ to Myanmar junta via letter sparks concerns

By addressing Myanmar’s leader Min Aung Hlaing over the tariff issue, Trump has ‘unintentionally legitimised’ the junta, analysts say.

South China Sea

South China Sea: expect ‘more provocations’ from Manila, and Hanoi could be next

Beijing ‘must be prepared to respond’, and it might be headed for confrontation with Vietnam over land reclamation, analyst warns.

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Asean

Malaysia warns bilateral talks only avenue for Asean to negotiate US tariffs

All but two Asean states were served with tariff letters from Trump earlier this week, with Vietnam the bloc’s only member to secure a trade deal.

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Shipping containers are stacked at Westport in Klang on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The latest tariff salvos by US President Donald Trump have triggered widespread anxiety among Southeast Asia’s economies, most of which are reliant on US demand. Photo: AP
Asean

Rubio assures Malaysia has more time to negotiate US tariffs, Anwar says

Rubio reiterates to Anwar that Malaysia remains an important US partner and Washington is keen to boost cooperation with Asean.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Prime Minister’s Office in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Photo: Pool via Reuters
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