KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 — On January 1, Malaysia will assume the chairmanship of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean), a 10-member bloc with a combined GDP ranking it...
Malaysia will be leading the 10-member Asean for all of 2025, marking the country’s fifth time as chairman. — Reutersas a first-time user . Exclusively for Malay Mail readers: Use codeKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 — On January 1, Malaysia will assume the chairmanship of the Association of South-east Asian Nations , a 10-member bloc with a combined GDP ranking it among the world’s top economic entities.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim recently disclosed that US officials had questioned Malaysia’s envoy to the United States over the nation’s refusal to designate Hamas as a terrorist organisation. Regionally, Anwar must navigate generational shifts among Asean leaders, from Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah to newer figures like Thailand’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Cambodia’s Hun Manet, and Singapore’s Lawrence Wong.
A former Portuguese colony and Indonesian territory until its independence in 2002, Timor-Leste has been an Asean observer state since 2005. In 2022, Asean leaders agreed in principle to grant full membership.In November, Anwar proposed temporarily “carving out” Myanmar from Asean to foster stronger consensus on addressing the military junta, which has ruled since a 2021 coup.
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