Stronger together: The Asean All-Stars players celebrating after beating Manchester United 1-0 in the Maybank Challenge Cup as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim looks on at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil recently. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
THIS column could easily be filled with the usual geopolitical fare. We could laud the growing strategic importance of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), where Asean plays a fundamental role.
We could also commiserate about the perennial abundance of missed opportunities at the upcoming Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur, where regional leaders may again consciously or unconsciously undermine any chance of transforming Asean into a community that truly matters to its people.
