No unilateral decisions on Straits of Malacca, says Mohamad

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Foreign minister says decisions on the waterway must be made with the cooperation of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/04/23/no-unilateral-decisions-on-straits-of-malacca-says-mohamad  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/04/23/tiada-keputusan-unilateral-ke-atas-selat-melaka-kata-tok-mat  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews

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00:00Foreign Minister Mohamad Hassan says no unilateral decisions can be made regarding the Straits

00:07of Malacca, stressing ASEAN's consensus-based approach to maintaining maritime security

00:13in the vital waterway.

00:15Speaking as an additional guest speaker at the 10th Better Nation Forum on the impact

00:20of the U.S.-Iran conflict on Malaysia, he said Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand

00:26shared a watertight understanding and conducted joint patrols to ensure safe passage through

00:33the strait.

00:34He added that ASEAN is entirely based on consensus and even at the subcommittee level, everything

00:41is based on consensus.

00:42His remarks came amid prolonged uncertainty over the geopolitical developments in West

00:47Asia with potential impacts that could increase the risks to passage in other maritime choke

00:53points, including the Straits of Malacca.

00:55He also said Malaysia would continue to empower the zone of peace, freedom, and neutrality

01:02and prioritize ASEAN centrality in navigating an increasingly complex global landscape.

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