Wanted to share my experience applying for the workcation DTV in Malaysia. Got a lot of comments saying Malaysia is notoriously strict and slow, but this was not the case for me.
March 21: applied after hours as soon as I landed
March 24: got request for bank statement, employment contract, business license, portfolio, all pages of passport
March 26: request once again for business license, bank statement, employment contract
March 27: request for statement about remote work/dtv relevance
March 28: approved
My guess is that if you have strong documents, bank balances, and portfolio, Malaysia is fairly quick to approve. I was never asked for an interview. Thanks for all the help in the previous posts.