Saudi Arabia is among the ‘many major nations’ that have asked for Malaysia’s help, the prime minister reveals
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenThe StarPublished: 10:37am, 16 Mar 2026Malaysia cannot get involved in what is happening in the Middle East, especially not via military intervention, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said.He said that as a free country, Malaysia could voice its objections towards war and violence – but not by sending in troops.
Dialogue and engagement should be the means to resolve any form of disputes, he said.
“We do not agree when any country is attacked and colonised. We do not want any country to interfere in our national affairs,” he said on Sunday at an event in Kota Kinabalu.
“That is why, regardless of country or government, we will never agree to that.”
Many major nations such as Saudi Arabia contacted us and asked if we can help to interveneMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar IbrahimThe prime minister said Malaysia would not allow such attacks and that was why voicing these objections was important.
