SEPANG: Asean leaders and their delegation have departed for home following the conclusion of the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur.

The president will kick off his Asia tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 26 where he will participate in the 47th ASEAN Summit.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday urged Asia-Pacific leaders to choose dialogue over coercion and cooperation over confrontation, as he opened the East Asia summit at a time of sharpening rivalry between the United States and China.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has officially handed over the Asean chairmanship to the Philippines, which will host it in 2026. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim handed over the gavel to the Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr as a symbolic gesture of the handover.

IEA indicates that Malaysia is critical for future rare earth refining and ASEAN and Austrlia have critical mining, reserves and refining of rare earths.

Malaysian foreign minister warned his counterparts from Southeast Asia that the space for neutrality is shrinking in a region increasingly shaped by big power rivalry, as they mark U.S. President Donald Trump’s first trip to Asia since returning to the White House.

The Malaysian prime minister said he raised many issues - including the Gaza conflict - with the US president during their limousine ride from the airport, adding that Donald Trump was “a good listener”.

The summit and its associated meetings, which will be held during October 26-28, are shaping up as the most significant in years.

Malaysia modernizes mobile command and control, securing voice and messaging for inter-agency coordination with BlackBerry AtHoc and BlackBerry SecuSUITE KUALA LUMPUR, MY / ACCESS Newswire / October 21,

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ASEAN, one of the world's most dynamic and integrated regions, has both the political convening power and the economic incentive to defend a region built on multilateral principles