EDITORIAL | When “Mates” Must Mean More: What Albanese’s Visit to Kuala Lumpur Really Achieved

The Australian Prime Minister came to Malaysia not just in friendship but in strategic necessity and both nations are better positioned for it PUTRAJAYA, 18 April – There is a telling detail in the language Anthony Albanese chose when he arrived in Kuala Lumpur this week. Before the ceremonies, before the signing of documents, before…

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Anwar, Albanese Seal Energy Security Pact as Hormuz Crisis Heightens Global Supply Risks

Malaysia and Australia sign joint energy security statement and halal red meat MoU while calling for de-escalation in West Asia BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH PUTRAJAYA, 16 April 2026 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese today sealed a joint statement on energy security, pledging closer consultation and…

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AI, LNG and a Fractured World: PETRONAS and S&P Global Warn Asia’s Energy Future Is Running Out of Cushion

On Day 2 of Energy Asia 2025, Tengku Taufik and Daniel Yergin urge leaders to abandon complacency, fix policy fragmentation, and confront the surging energy demands of a digitised, divided era. By PHUBIEYAS AHMAD KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — As the Energy Asia 2025 summit entered its second day, PETRONAS President & Group CEO Tan…

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