Standing united: Najib (fifth from right) posing for photographs with Thein Sein (centre) and other Asean leaders during the closing of the 25th Asean Summit at the Myanmar International Convention Centre.
NAYPYITAW: Malaysia has assumed the 2015 chairmanship of Asean, pledging to steer the 47-year-old regional grouping towards an integrated and people-centred Asean Community.
The handing-over ceremony took place at the cavernous Jade Hall of the Myanmar International Convention Centre.
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