LANGKAWI, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, has safely arrived in Langkawi Friday (Jan 17) for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers (AMM) Retreat, which is set to take place on Saturday.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Malaysia, as the new Asean chairman, to follow up on the United Nations Security Council’s resolution to impose an arms embargo on the junta-led Myanmar. HRW’s Asia director Elaine Pearson said the move is crucial as the junta continues its “scorched earth” tactics by raining airstrikes at hospitals,

Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will lead a delegation to participate in Asean foreign ministers' retreat in Langkawi, Malaysia, this weekend (Jan. 18-19), the Cambodian Foreign Ministry has announced.

Ediya Co., South Korea's fourth-largest coffee franchise by sales, said Friday it has signed a master franchise deal with a Lao company to enter the Southeast Asian country this year. Ediya plans to open its first outlet in Laos in June under the partnership with Grandview Property Sole Co.

Over 70 percent of tourism industry operators have expressed their preparedness to welcome tourists from the ASEAN region in anticipation of Malaysia's chairmanship in 2025. Tourism Malaysia director-general Datuk P.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Putrajaya to champion human rights as Malaysia assumes the chairmanship of Asean this year. In its World Report 2025, the watchdog had accused Putrajaya of abandoning key reform promises, opting instead to bolster laws that restrict fundamental freedoms.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will take on Laos in an opening Group F match of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers, third round, at Binh Duong stadium in the south on March 25, said the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Malaysia’s Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, YB Dato Sri Tiong King Sing, presses a button to open the TRAVEX trade fairon Wednesday.

Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will lead a delegation to participate in ASEAN foreign ministers retreat in Langkawi Malaysia on Jan 18-19

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy announced Friday that he would vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense.

NANNING, China, Jan. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mayors, representatives and experts from China and ASEAN countries have gathered in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, to discuss urban openness and cooperation during a dialogue that opened Thursday.

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one m