The prime minister says the long-running conflict in Myanmar has impacted peace and security across the region.
Malaysia’s chairmanship of ASEAN offers hope for mitigating the longstanding crisis in Myanmar, UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, Julie Bishop, said. In her address, during an ASEAN Plenary entitled “Even Stronger Together” at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025 on Wednesday,
Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting 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.
ASEAN's fifth envoy to Myanmar, Tan Sri Othman Hashim, appointed during the bloc's meeting of foreign ministers.
(Reuters) - Foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN at a weekend retreat upheld their decision to bar Myanmar’s ruling generals from their summits and limit the country's participation to a non-political level, said Malaysia who currently holds the chairmanship on Monday.
The regional bloc told a junta representative at a meeting that a poll is “not a priority at the moment," Malaysia’s foreign minister said.
While committed to regional issues, Malaysia is tempering expectations for immediate solutions, acknowledging the complexity of both crises.
Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) discussed developments in the South China Sea (SCS), Myanmar and the Middle East during a retreat in Langkawi, Malaysia on Sunday.
Singaporean multinational telecommunications conglomerate StarHub and Finland's telecoms giant Nokia have announced a partnership in the area of fourth and fifth generation (4G and 5G) mobile communic
YANGON: A total of 25 radiation oncology machines (Linear Accelerator-LIANC) are being used nationwide, including newly installed machines, according to the Health Ministry.
Following their son's death, a Malaysian family has been harassed by multiple groups of loan sharks claiming that the deceased had borrowed money from them. At a press conference on Jan 21, the He family recounted the events leading to the death of their second son He Wenjie (transliteration) and pleaded for loan sharks to stop hounding them.