Marhalim Abas

Southeast Asia Correspondent

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Summary

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

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Articles

By Marhalim Abas
Airbus is making inroads into what was once Bell territory in the helicopter fleet of the Thai police.
Defense

By Marhalim Abas
Indonesian Aerospace has delivered the last two of six Airbus H225M search-and-rescue helicopters, ordered by the country’s air force in 2012.
Defense

By Marhalim Abas
The U.S. has deployed the General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle armed unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to the southern Philippines.
Defense