Malaysia Faces Energy Shock as Hormuz Crisis Threatens 38% of Oil Supply Bank Muamalat economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid warns elevated global oil prices and rising business costs could persist even if a ceasefire holds BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 – Rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are…
One of the region’s foremost voices on US-China relations and Southeast Asian geopolitics says the region faces a twin vulnerability energy import dependence and trade route disruption while dismissing ASEAN as an organisation incapable of delivering meaningful unity in a fractured world. BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 – As the…
Iran–US War Day 28: IRGC Naval Chief Killed, Energy Strikes Deepen as War Edges Toward Uncertain Talks FRIDAY, 27 MARCH 2026 | DAY 28 OF OPERATION EPIC FURY | VERIFIED EDITION v1.0 Editor’s Summary Day 28 of Operation Epic Fury marks a decisive escalation in both military targeting and strategic stakes, as the war moves…
Operation Epic Fury Enters Week Two TODAY’S TOP 14 DEVELOPMENTS As of Monday, 9 March 2026 – The tenth day of Operation Epic Fury. Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei, second son of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the Islamic Republic’s new Supreme Leader. Military and political leaders, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, have…
TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on the United States and Iran to exercise restraint and return to diplomatic channels, warning that the mounting tensions between the two nations risk tipping the region into open conflict with devastating global consequences. In a statement…
