Malaysia Rolls Out Red Carpet For ASEAN Summit

Shannon Teoh, Malaysia Bureau Chief, Singapore Straits Times

27-May-25 08:30

Malaysia Rolls Out Red Carpet For ASEAN Summit

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Kuala Lumpur has seen a flurry of activity over the past few days with the 46th ASEAN Summit and related events taking place. We speak to Shannon Teoh, Malaysian Bureau Chief for the Straits Times for his observations of the high-level gathering and the expected outcomes.

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