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Behind The Headlines

World meets Asean

By Bunn Nagara
Welcome: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim greeting Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to Kuala Lumpur earlier this year. Asean is focused on developments like welcoming Timor-Leste as its first new member in 26 years at the Summit. — Foreign Ministry of Malaysia

GLOBAL attention is on Kuala Lumpur where world leaders are now converging for the 47th Asean Summit and related summits.

With prominent leaders like US President Donald Trump arriving today, the purpose of Asean with its summit agenda that includes admitting Timor-Leste as a full member appears to be eclipsed.

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Bunn Nagara , Behind the headlines column
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