Southeast Asian foreign ministers met this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea

There has been considerable hype around Malaysia taking over the chairmanship of Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN this year, with pundits focusing on the leadership and vision of Anwar Ibrahim, the country’s prime minister.

Beyond the mundane 44 paragraphs of the Chairman's Statement of the Asean Ministers' Retreat in Langkawi, there are crucial elements worth mentioning and following up on.As the Myanmar crisis enters its fourth year,

Malaysia is leveraging the diverse festive celebrations of its multiracial communities to promote cultural tourism this Chinese New Year.

Singapore’s foreign affairs minister was speaking after the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi on Jan 18 and 19, the first high-level meeting hosted by Malaysia as the bloc’s 2025 chair.

LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar ...

Indonesia has an opportunity to nominate a woman candidate for ASEAN secretary-general, which could pave the way toward greater gender equality across the region while strengthening its leadership tradition within the group.

Jakarta—The Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat held Jan. 18 to 19 in Langkawi, Malaysia, presents a crucial opportunity for Asean to shift its approaches in addressing the ongoing crisis in

The state and federal governments today announced they will dedicate a combined $30 million to the Whyalla airport, in addition to $3.14 million from the federal government to kick start the long ...

Train and bus stations saw a surge in crowds as people continued to arrive for the festival, although some devotees remained nervous after the deadly crush.

Lionel Barber discusses "Gambling Man," the first western biography of Softbank's Masayoshi Son, with award-winning journalist and author Sheelah Kolhatkar. A conversation on the nature of translation; the histories of Sanskrit and Urdu; and the ...

A ridge over the southeast coast will persist over the next few days, strengthening and pushing a little northward later into this weekend. A trough and embedded tropical low will meander near the northeast tropical coast over the next couple of days ...