24 July 2025 – The Maritime Institute of Malaysia was honoured to present a lecture at the Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College (MAFSC) in PUSPAHANAS. Dr. Sumathy Permal, Senior Fellow from the Centre for Maritime Security and Diplomacy, interacted with 180 students, including thirty-three overseas students, at this lecture series on Synergizing Security and Economic Development: Malaysia’s Strategic Role in the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT).
The lecture also evaluated the implications of maritime security in the Straits of Malacca that affect the Malaysia-Indonesia economic corridor, as well as explored frameworks of security collaboration between Malaysia and Indonesia to empower strategic areas of high interest in the Trans Sumatera Corridor.
