Aseans neutrality in the Iran conflict is key to granting access to the coveted Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran likely seeking to win global opinion amid its war with the United States and Israel

Manila is following its Southeast Asian neighbours lead by seeking talks with Iran to secure safe passage for Philippine-bound tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, a move observers have called a matter of survival

Valiollah confirms Tehran informed of seven ships intending to transit Strait of Hormuz.

Disclose this publicly as taxpayers' money is involved, says Wong.

Foreign minister clarifies vessels have not been detained.

A cornucopia of bargains is lighting up booking sites for Thailand, where five-star luxury hotel rooms are going for huge discounts during the peak holiday season the unplanned spin-off from the Iran war which threatens to hit international tourist arrivals at a crucial time of the year. At the same time, the surge in diesel costs caused by the choking of the Strait of Hormuz has forced many Thais to pause or scrap domestic travel plans, fearing such expenses will continue to rise during the...

Malaysias Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday he had spoken to the leaders of Iran, Egypt, Turkey and other regional countries and said Malaysian vessels were now being allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

Govt adds foreign powers have no right to interfere in Gulf security.

The national monthly RON95 petrol and diesel subsidies have risen from 700 million ringgit to 3.2 billion ringgit (US$177.4 million to US$810.9 million), Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Sunday in an explainer video shared on social media. The disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 per cent of the worlds oil supply...

Anwar adds that 50pct of the country's oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

MP says the proposal can boost revenue and improve security on the strait.

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Strait of Hormuz accounts for much of global urea, sulphur, and ammonia.

Twenty Thai crew members of a cargo ship attacked in the crucial Strait of Hormuz arrived in Thailand on Monday, with three of their colleagues still stranded on the vessel in the Gulf

The cost of Malaysias subsidies for fuel at the pump is projected to rise by more than four times in the short term, the government has said, as it rushed to assure the public the countrys energy supply will not be disrupted even as the Iran war chokes global oil and gas shipments. Fear of an energy crisis has engulfed much of Southeast Asia since the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran on February 28, pushing Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz a vital waterway that handles about a...

Filipino sailor George Miranda was racing to help a stricken vessel aboard the tugboat Mussafah 2 when he last spoke to his wife and young daughter. The 46-year-old, whose small ship was struck by a pair of missiles this week in the Strait of Hormuz, is the only seafarer from the Philippines known to be missing in the Middle East war, the government says

A Thai bulk carrier travelling in the crucial Strait of Hormuz was attacked on Wednesday, with 20 crew members rescued so far, the Thai navy said

Minister says stakeholders must work together, support one another to protect national interests.