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Costly Malaysia-Thailand seafood stand-off nears an end

Costly Malaysia-Thailand seafood stand-off nears an end
South China Morning Post Wednesday 17 June 2026, 07:49 UTC By Aidan Jones,Iman Muttaqin Yusof 1 min read
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Malaysia and Thailand are edging closer to resolving a tit-for-tat seafood safety dispute, offering a lifeline to exporters after weeks of halted shipments and retaliatory restrictions on Thai shrimp and Malaysian sea bass. Tentative signs of a way out emerged on Wednesday when Malaysian officials confirmed that their Thai counterparts had returned a completed food safety standards questionnaire for formal assessment. Completing the questionnaire was a condition set by Malaysia for lifting...

Malaysia and Thailand are edging closer to resolving a tit-for-tat seafood safety dispute, offering a lifeline to exporters after weeks of halted shipments and retaliatory restrictions on Thai shrimp and Malaysian sea bass. Tentative signs of a way out emerged on Wednesday when Malaysian officials confirmed that their Thai counterparts had returned a completed food safety standards questionnaire for formal assessment. Completing the questionnaire was a condition set by Malaysia for lifting the...
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