{"id":10813,"date":"2025-05-31T17:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T09:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?p=10813"},"modified":"2025-05-31T17:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T09:08:11","slug":"malaysia-reinforces-regional-defence-ties-at-shangri-la-dialogue-2025-in-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/malaysia-reinforces-regional-defence-ties-at-shangri-la-dialogue-2025-in-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia Reinforces Regional Defence Ties at Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>SINGAPORE, 31 May 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Malaysia has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to strengthening regional and multilateral defence cooperation during high-level engagements at the <strong>Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) 2025<\/strong>, held in Singapore. The event saw active participation from the <strong>Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA)<\/strong> member states\u2014<strong>Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom<\/strong>\u2014as well as ASEAN defence leaders and <strong>United States Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malaysia\u2019s <strong>Defence Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin<\/strong>, emphasised the importance of deepening defence collaboration through platforms such as the FPDA and ASEAN. 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