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Suspect in parang attack on Kelantan policeman remanded for four days
A 30-year-old suspect is remanded for four days after attacking a policeman with a parang during a raid.
New Straits TimesMalaysia
Daily briefOperational risk · 90d →
Malaysia.
Malaysia · Kuala Lumpur · 34.9M people · east-n-southeast-asia
Governmentfederal parliamentary constitutional monarchyLanguagesBahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (CantoneseArea329.8K km²Sanctioned entities212Active conflicts4Mentions 7d18 ▼ 62%CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
70.2
Elevated risk
30-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Malaysia becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Malaysia · 90-day event volume
259
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 12
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Event timelineLast 7 days · 12 milestones · hover for context
OCT 18
2026
Japanese Ambassador
diplomatic_visit · severity 1
Moderate
OCT 18
2026
Malaysia-Japan Defence Talks
diplomatic_visit · severity 2
Moderate
OCT 18
2026
Floods in Kubang Pasu
flood · severity 4
Moderate
OCT 18
2026
Floods in Raub
flood · severity 4
Moderate
OCT 18
2026
Flood in Perak
flood · severity 6
Elevated
OCT 18
2026
Influenza cases rise
disease_outbreak · severity 6
Elevated
OCT 17
2026
Flash floods in Perak
flood · severity 4
Moderate
OCT 17
2026
Malaysia-Australia Extradition
diplomatic_tension · severity 2
Moderate
OCT 17
2026
Malaysia Budget 2027
economic_indicator · severity 5
Moderate
OCT 17
2026
Malaysia-Indonesia haze
diplomatic_tension · severity 4
Moderate
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
30/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 2domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 100
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 2actor only events: 2domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 23,912
Arms Activity
0/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 72total value usd: $80.51Bconflict amplified: yes
Economic Health
86/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 5.11%inflation pct: 1.83%unemployment pct: 3.85%
Market Stress
77/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 31negative signals 30d: 7
Sanctions Exposure
58/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 212is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
88/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 76.8literacy rate: 95.80%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political12Stable
Security55Elevated
Economic17Stable
Regulatory42Moderate
Operational37Moderate
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · east-n-southeast-asia
Rank 10 of 22
0149.6
0257.2
0357.9
0459.2
0560.2
0661.0
0766.4
0867.7
1070.2
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 19 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024$422.2B
▲ $22.3B YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024$11.9K
▲ $488 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 20241.8%
▼ 0.7% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 20243.8%
▼ 0.0% YoY
Population
WB· 202435.6M
▲ 431.4K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 20241.04%
▲ 0.06% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 202476.8 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 202498.0%
▲ 0.3% YoY
Security12 recent events · 4 conflicts · 10 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
259
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
68
High-severity events
2026-10-18
Japanese Ambassador
Diplomatic Visit
2026-10-18
Malaysia-Japan Defence Talks
Diplomatic Visit
2026-10-18
Floods in Kubang Pasu
Flood
2026-10-18
Floods in Raub
Flood
2026-10-18
Flood in Perak
Flood
2026-10-18
Influenza cases rise
Disease Outbreak
2026-10-17
Flash floods in Perak
Flood
2026-10-17
Malaysia-Australia Extradition
Diplomatic Tension
Active conflicts involving Malaysia
Persian Gulf conflict
Maritime · 68036 dispatches
Critical · 100
US-China conflict
Cold War · 28485 dispatches
Critical · 100
Thailand-Cambodia border clashes
Maritime · 539 dispatches
Critical · 100
Malaysia conflict
Civil War · 286 dispatches
High · 55.1
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Other
Tan Sri Ta Kin Yan’s Son Challenges MACC Over Arrest Warrant Amid Family Inheritance Dispute
BusinessToday
Other
A little curiosity goes a long way at this Kampung Attap café
Free Malaysia Today
Other
PAS perlu umum calon PM sebelum PRU16, bukan tunggu menang
Free Malaysia Today
Other
PKR restructures Sarawak leadership for state polls
Free Malaysia Today
PKR struktur semula MPN Sarawak
Free Malaysia Today
Let immigration HQ take over probe on special passes, says MP
Free Malaysia Today
Polis bimbang penunggang pandang ringan keselamatan
Free Malaysia Today
More flood victims evacuated in Perak, Penang
Free Malaysia Today
Universities urged to expand short-term elderly care courses
Free Malaysia Today
Think tanks · this country13 articles from research institutions tracking Malaysia
CLACSO
CLACSO participated in the Forum on Modernization of the Global South 2026 in Egypt
Oct 7, 2026
Hudson Institute
Why Eurasia, Not the Indo-Pacific, Matters Most in Next Phase of Taiwan Deterrence
Sep 19, 2026
Pew Research Center
Globally, More People Expect AI to Cause Job Loss Than Growth
Sep 17, 2026
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
Polysilicon and the Merits of Trade Measures as Industrial Policy
Sep 9, 2026
Atlantic Council
ASEAN-5 in an era of geoeconomic realignment: Opportunities and risks in a fragmenting global economy
Aug 3, 2026
Council on Foreign Relations
China and Climate: China Restricts Fuel Exports, Solar Exports Surge
May 19, 2026
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Geopolitical Debates Over Controlling Cloud Compute
May 6, 2026
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
Rare Earth Export Restrictions One Year Later
Apr 28, 2026
Atlantic Council
Pakistan can resolve Saudi Arabia’s growing security concerns
Apr 13, 2026
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Malaysia-tagged articles · last 30 days
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
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+Methodology · how this profile is built
This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of Malaysia will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.