Malaysia announces measures to safeguard its exports amid Middle East conflict

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Reuters) - Malaysia's trade agency announced measures on Thursday to safeguard the country's exports amid rising geopolitical tensions arising from the military conflict in the Middle East.

The agency is actively encouraging Malaysian exporters to reroute and diversify, as well as providing support to navigate maritime blockades, surging logistics costs, and supply chain disruptions, it said in a statement.