Asean News Headlines at 9pm on Tuesday (March 5, 2024)

Photo from the Asean-Australia Special Summit 2024 shows (from left) Asean Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, and East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao posing for the leaders' family photo during the 50th ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. - AFP

Malaysia:

* Malaysia to discuss Australia-Asean ties at special summit in Melbourne