25th August 2023 -More than 270 participants comprising distinguished guests, think tanks, senior diplomats and senior military officers as well course participants of Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College attended the Indo-Pacific Dialogue@MiDAS organised at Hikmat Hall, Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College, National Centre for Defence Studies (PUSPAHANAS) entitled “Bolstering Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Partnership In The Indo-Pacific: Road Ahead For Stronger EU-ASEAN Malaysia Synergies”.
11st July 2023 -Dr Felix Heiduk, Head of Asia Division, German Institute for International and Security Affairs - Open Discussion, topic related to South China Sea and Sino American Relationship-In present : Representatives from MINDEF (Policy Dept), MAF (Army, Navy, Air Force and MDIO)
21st June 2023 -The Track II Network of ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions (NADI) workshop on “ASEAN Strategic Equilibrium with Major Powers amid Changing World Order” was organized by the Strategic Studies Center (SSC), National Defence Studies Institute (NDSI), Thailand on 21st – 22nd June 2023 via Video Conference.
12th June 2023 -Brigadier General Tendai Elliot Stanley Dzirutwe, Senior Directing Staff Zimbabwe National Defence University, Colonel Partson Matigwe, Zimbabwe Defence Attache’ together with 17 Course Participants and 10 staffs of Zimbabwe National Defence University Course visited MiDAS as part of a research visit to Malaysia.
29th May 2023 -Malaysian Institute of Defence and Security (MiDAS) headed by Major General Dato' Hj. Ya'cob Bin Hj Samiran, Chief Executive received a courtesy call from Dr TAO Tao, Deputy Secretary General from the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament (CPAPD) and his delegation.
30th March 2023 -Malaysian Institute of Defence and Security (MiDAS) hosted a visit by a delegation of Canadian Forces College (CFC) National Security Programme (NSP) led by Major-General G.R. Smith on 30 March 2023.
28th March 2023 -Malaysia is an important partner of the UK. That was the message by Baroness Goldie, Minister of State, Ministry of Defence UK, during the MiDAS Talk 1/2023.
The Ministry of Defence Malaysia is in the midst of preparing Malaysia’s first ever Defence White Paper (DWP). This historical document main purpose is to inform the public on the Ministry’s priorities and future plans to enhanced Malaysia’s defence and security.