James,
They probly lumped Malaysia in the same cat as Indonesia and the like where pilfering is rampant.They might not even have shipped anything b4 to Malaysia!!
I have had dozens of USPS packages sent via registerd mail for cheaper watches up to rm10k and have lost nothing.Thing abt USPS is that they can fully insure the contents up to a high limit via EMS and cost less than US$50.Can't rmbr how much the limit.My last item,a Rolex LV was sent via EMS.4 days and I got it.I had my PAM112,Rolex black sub,PAM176,B&R-02,Planet Ocean ,among other cheaper ones,all fedexed,some uninsured pulak..Touch wood,never lost anything