Asean must remain the steward of its own destiny as it charts the future of region

Asean can foster strategic multi-alignment and multiple partnerships and collaboration in investment promotion through offering investors a “plug-and-play” regional supply chain proposition. - Bernama photo

SOUTH-EAST ASIA (Bernama): Asean must remain the steward of its own destiny as it charts the future, analysts say, with the bloc increasingly asserting its role on the global stage.

They noted that Malaysia's 2025 Chairmanship has strengthened Asean's credibility and influence, bolstering the bloc's principles of centrality, neutrality, and collective action.