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Malaysia.

Malaysia · Kuala Lumpur · 34.9M people · east-n-southeast-asia

Governmentfederal parliamentary constitutional monarchyLanguagesBahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (CantoneseArea329.8K km²Sanctioned entities196Active conflicts3Mentions 7d4 ▼ 89%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.
72.3
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
556
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 12
MALAYSIA-NORWA2026-04-012026-05-162026-06-29
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Event timelineLast 7 days · 3 milestones · hover for context
JUN 29
2026
Malaysia GDP per capita
economic_indicator · severity 2
Moderate
JUN 27
2026
ASEAN Cooperation Needed
diplomatic_tension · severity 4
Moderate
JUN 26
2026
Malaysia-Norway Tension
diplomatic_tension · severity 6
Elevated
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
40/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 1domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 100
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 3actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.10%article coverage 90d: 4,321
Arms Activity
0/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 46total value usd: $78.15Bconflict amplified: yes
Economic Health
86/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 5.11%inflation pct: 1.83%unemployment pct: 3.85%
Market Stress
71/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 99negative signals 30d: 29
Sanctions Exposure
61/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 196is 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
Political
12Stable
Security
50Elevated
Economic
20Stable
Regulatory
39Moderate
Operational
35Moderate
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.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · east-n-southeast-asia
Rank 12 of 22
01Union of Burma
46.7
02Taiwan
50.1
03People's Republic of China
55.2
04Democratic People's Republic of Korea
56.9
05Japan
59.4
06Republic of Indonesia
62.1
07Republic of Korea
63.5
08Republic of the Philippines
64.8
12Malaysia· this country
69.8
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· 2024
1.8%
▼ 0.7% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 2024
3.8%
▼ 0.0% YoY
Population
WB· 2024
35.6M
▲ 431.4K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 2024
0.99%
▲ 0.01% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
76.8 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2024
98.0%
▲ 0.3% YoY
Security12 recent events · 3 conflicts · 10 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
556
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
52
High-severity events
2026-06-29
SEV 2
Malaysia GDP per capita
Economic Indicator
2026-06-27
SEV 4
ASEAN Cooperation Needed
Diplomatic Tension
2026-06-26
SEV 6
Malaysia-Norway Tension
Diplomatic Tension
2026-06-23
SEV 4
AryStinger Malware
Cyberattack
2026-06-23
SEV 2
Malaysian tourists
Diplomatic Tension
2026-06-22
SEV 6
AryStinger Botnet
Cyberattack
2026-06-22
SEV 2
Bangladeshi PM visits Malaysia
Diplomatic Visit
2026-06-22
SEV 3
Labour Exploitation Concerns
Diplomatic Tension
Active conflicts involving Malaysia
US-China conflict
Cold War · 26992 dispatches
Critical · 100
Malaysia conflict
Civil War · 286 dispatches
Elevated · 29.1
Thailand-Cambodia border clashes
Maritime · 218 dispatches
Critical · 100
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
International Relations

Belgium to rekindle ties with Southeast Asia through visits to Philippines and Malaysia - belganewsagency.eu

Belgium will rekindle ties with Southeast Asia through visits to the Philippines and Malaysia.

belganewsagency.euBelgium · Philippines · Malaysia
International Relations
Rộ tin Mỹ - Iran chuẩn bị nối lại đàm phán, các bên trung gian lập kênh giảm leo thang
Tuoi Tre
Geopolitical Politics
Malaysia chưa từ bỏ hy vọng, tiếp tục cuộc tìm kiếm MH370 đến năm 2027
Tuoi Tre
Other
Cầu thủ Đoàn Văn Hậu cổ vũ Hà Lan thắng Morocco
Tuoi Tre
Other
Bulletin world briefing: Youth centre shooting in Germany leaves six dead
The Independent
When My Hips Learned to Speak Arabic
Egyptian Streets
Targeted subsidies helped M'sia avoid worst impact of global inflation, says Economy Minister - The Star
The Star
British American Tobacco to slash 9,000 jobs as it turns to AI
The Guardian
Malaysia extends search for MH370 for another year, keeping families’ hopes alive
The Independent
British American Tobacco rolls out plan for thousands of job cuts in AI streamlining
City AM
Think tanks · this country7 articles from research institutions tracking Malaysia
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Geopolitical Debates Over Controlling Cloud Compute
U.S. policymakers debate restricting cloud compute access to prevent China from circumventing semiconductor export controls, as Chinese entities legally access advanced chips through Southeast Asian data centers via cloud services worth billions annually.
May 6, 2026
CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
Rare Earth Export Restrictions One Year Later
China's April 2025 rare earth export restrictions disrupted global defense and industrial supply chains, prompting the Trump administration to deploy unprecedented domestic industrial policy including billions in financing and international partnerships, yet true resilience remains contingent on sustained execution and diversified production outside Beijing's control.
Apr 28, 2026
Atlantic Council
Pakistan can resolve Saudi Arabia’s growing security concerns
Pakistan's military leadership seeks Saudi financing amid economic crisis, positioning itself as uniquely capable of addressing Saudi Arabia's mounting regional security concerns amid Iranian threats and US strategic reorientation.
Apr 13, 2026
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Southeast Asia’s Agency Amid the New Oil Crisis
Southeast Asia faces an energy security crisis amid the new oil crisis due to dependence on Middle Eastern oil.
Apr 8, 2026
Carnegie Endowment
In Its Iran War Debate, Washington Has Lost the Plot in Asia
Washington's focus on geopolitical competition with China during its Iran War debate overlooks severe economic hardships across Asia, including fuel shortages, budget cuts to welfare programs, and school closures, risking American strategic credibility in the region.
Apr 3, 2026
CSIS
The Costs of U.S.-China Semiconductor Decoupling
The U.S. and China are pursuing partial technological decoupling in semiconductors, implementing export controls and domestic manufacturing initiatives that risk immense economic and innovative costs given their deeply integrated and complementary positions throughout the global chip value chain.
Apr 3, 2026
Council on Foreign Relations
The U.S.-China Trade Relationship
President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to a temporary trade truce in October 2025, lowering U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports from fifty-seven to forty-seven percent, increasing Chinese soybean purchases, and suspending rare-earth export controls, temporarily easing global economic tensions.
Apr 3, 2026
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Malaysia-tagged articles · last 30 days
Anwar Ibrahim
personlast · Jun 27
412
Anwar
personlast · Jun 22
166
Michael Chong
personlast · Jun 23
61
Mohamad Hasan
personlast · Jun 27
53
Liza Shireen Koshy
personlast · Jun 9
33
Mohamed Khaled Nordin
personlast · Jun 26
23
Najib Razak
personlast · Jun 16
16
Azam Baki
personlast · Jun 10
14
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
personlast · Jun 20
12
Shan Saeed
personlast · Jun 3
12
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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.