Leaders meet in Laos to map out Asean’s direction

ASEAN leaders started arriving here yesterday to attend their first summit, nearly a year after the launch of the Asean Community in Kuala Lumpur.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, already seen as a vete­ran regional leader, will be joined by first timers like Philippine Presi­dent Rodrigo Duterte and Aung Sang Suu Kyi who is representing Myanmar president.