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Costly Malaysia-Thailand seafood stand-off nears an end

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…

By Samantha Johnson / June 17, 2026
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 ban on five species of Thai shrimp it imposed on June 1.

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“Definitely, there are certain developments after the returning of the answers from Thailand’s side,” Malaysian Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Chan Foong Hin told This Week in Asia.

“Everything is under the process of communicating,” he added.

There are certain concerns on the biosecurity of the shrimp products

Malaysian Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Chan Foong Hin

Malaysian authorities previously justified the import suspension as a reaction to Thailand ramping up inspections and testing of Malaysian sea bass due to concerns over chemical and antibiotic residues.

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