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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Stressing that the strength of the region is its centrality, a Malaysian foreign ministry official said Southeast Asian countries must utilize it amid issues hounding the region. "Anything that we face in the region, be in a political, economic issue, whatever, we need...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday echoed the words of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal when he urged his fellow ASEAN leaders to stand up for justice in the context of "blatant" violation of human rights in Myanmar. Speaking at a forum in the University of the Philippines (UP)...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday urged his fellow leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to assert their centrality and unite against challenges, including dynamic tensions, being faced by the regional bloc. In his intervention speeches at the...