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

As Flight MH1432 prepared to touch down at Langkawi International Airport on Wednesday (Jan 15), the announcement over the intercom served as a poetic prelude to the wonders awaiting its passengers.

The bloc says that any poll must be “inclusive,” but it has limited power to deter the junta from its election plans.

Foreign Ministers from Southeast Asia have started arriving in Langkawi for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat (AMM), which is set to convene on Saturday (Jan 18). Malaysia’s Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan,

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.

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.

Foreign Minister Sugiono has called for unity and the strengthening of ASEAN institutional capacity, underlining that it was “no longer possible” for Southeast Asian countries to go it alone as the current geopolitical landscape continues to present threats to the stability and security of the region.

Despite Asean’s call to prioritise peace over a sham election, Myanmar’s military rulers appear bent on clinging to power no matter the cost.

LANGKAWI, Malaysia -- Claims that Donald Trump and key aides have little interest in Southeast Asia are "speculation", the Philippine Foreign Secretary has said in a bid to dampen anxiety in the region two days ahead of the American president-elect's return to the White House.

The regional bloc ASEAN and China should make headway on a protracted code of conduct for the South China Sea by tackling thorny "milestone issues", including its scope and if it can be legally binding,

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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’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.