EAM Jaishankar shares glimpse from his two-day visit to Malaysia

March 29, 2024 10:49 AM

EAM Jaishankar shares glimpse from his two-day visit to Malaysia

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar shared glimpse from his two-day official visit to Malaysia on Thursday, highlighting the meetings he held with the ministers. EAM Jaishankar was on a two-day official visit to Malaysia from March 27-28, followed by the ones in Singapore and the Philippines. Jaishankar took to his social media X, and posted a video highlighting all his meetings and events in Malaysia. During his visit, he called on Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar bin Ibrahim. He expressed ...

Malaysia open to extending China-led rail project to Thai border

March 28, 2024 12:28 PM

Malaysia open to extending China-led rail project to Thai border

Malaysia's government has said it would consider extending a $10 billion China-led rail project to its border with Thailand to boost economic ties between the Southeast Asian neighbours. Part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, the 665-kilometre, 50.27 billion ringgit ($10.63 billion) railway is on track to connect the east and west coasts of peninsular Malaysia by the end of 2026. Malaysia's Transport Minister Anthony Loke said on Wednesday the government was open to proposals to extend the ...