onVicki Treadell said during her tenure here, four areas constitute the backbone of the ties — trade and economic, defence and security, education, and government to government. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
She said since assuming the post here on October 21, 2014, trade and economy has been a big area of focus, including supporting corporations in making the right investments in the two countries. Treadell will officially end her service in Malaysia today and will assume the post of British High Commissioner to Australia next week.
Malaysia is Britain’s second largest market in Asean. In 2018, Britain’s exports to Malaysia totalled 2.4 billion British pound while its imports from Malaysia were 2.4 billion British pound . She noted that the two countries also work closely on counter-terrorism and combating violent extremism through a regional counter-terrorism and extremism network hub team at the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur which coordinates all of UK’s work on these matters across South Asia and South East Asia.
Malaysian students account for the second largest foreign students’ population in Britain with over 18,000 students despite fluctuating exchange rates or economic slowdown, she said, adding that there are around 500,000 British alumni from Malaysia today.
Thank you, Your Excellency.
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