The 2025 ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat was convened on Sunday in Langkawi, Malaysia. The Retreat, with the theme "Inclusivity and Sustainability", is the first major meeting of the Association ...

Malaysia is set to push for a stronger human rights mechanism in Asean, aiming to transition the bloc’s Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) into a more protection-centric body ...

KUALA LUMPUR -- ASEAN is grappling with the threat of disunity, as Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto appear to prioritize personal ambitions over the ...

ASEAN urges unhindered humanitarian access in Myanmar Malaysia appoints envoy for Myanmar crisis Bloc calls for South China Sea code to be expedited LANGKAWI, Malaysia, Jan 19 (Reuters ...

Myanmar's generals have been barred for nearly two years from senior-level meetings of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) for failing to honour an agreement to start talks with ...

Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand. By Kenny Teng BANGKOK, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed full support for Malaysia’s Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2025 ...

Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc's new chair, Malaysia. At the meeting, the bloc discussed transnational crimes including ...

Southeast Asian nations have told Myanmar’s military government its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging it to start dialogue and end ...