Setting the stage as Asean Chair

AS Malaysia assumes the Asean chairmanship for the fifth time, the usually serene Langkawi will be hosting the first of hundreds of key meetings that will be held across the nation this year.

The two-day Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM), which begins with a meeting involving senior officials tomorrow, will mark the first major meeting under Malaysia’s chairmanship of Asean in 2025.