KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 -- A trade dispute between Malaysia and Thailand has escalated from sea bass inspections to a temporary ban on Thai shrimp imports.

With bilateral tensions rising, Bangkok is now threatening to take the matter to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Asean if diplomatic talks fail.

Here is everything you need to know about the standoff.

What exactly is Malaysia banning?

Malaysia has halted imports of five specific shrimp species from Thailand effective June 1:

These restrictions will remain in place until Malaysian authorities are satisfied with the biosecurity information requested from Bangkok.

Additionally, Malaysia has tightened controls on Thai sea bass imports, now requiring additional laboratory testing...